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House Journal: Page 768: Thursday, March 14, 1996

22   the personal services of another person which are
23   rendered to a candidate, or political committee,
state
24   statutory political committee, county statutory
25   political committee, or city statutory political
26   committee, for any such purpose.
27     b.  "Contribution" shall not be construed to
28   include any of the following:
29     (1)  Any services provided without compensation by
30   individuals volunteering their time on behalf of a
31   candidate's committee, or political committee,
or a
32   state or county statutory political committee,
except
33   when organized or provided on a collective basis by a
34   business, trade association, labor union, or any other
35   organized group or association county statutory
36   political committee, or city statutory political
37   committee, provided that such time is not spent
38   performing services for which, in the previous twelve
39   months, the individual has been compensated as part of
40   that individual's profession or other employment.
41     (2)  Any goods or services provided directly by a
42   state statutory political committee, county statutory
43   political committee, city statutory political
44   committee, or national political party, or by the paid
45   staff of any such committee or party.
46     (3)  "Contribution" shall not include refreshments
47   Refreshments served at a campaign function so long
as
48   such refreshments do not exceed fifty dollars in value
49   or transportation provided to a candidate so long as
50   its value computed at a rate of twenty cents per mile

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 1   does not exceed one hundred dollars in value in any
 2   one reporting period.
 3     (4)  "Contribution" shall not include something
An
 4   item or items provided to a candidate for the
 5   candidate's personal consumption or use and not
 6   intended for or on behalf of the candidate's
 7   committee."
 8     2.  Page 4, by inserting after line 20 the
 9   following:
10     "8A.  For purposes of this section, all
11   contributions of goods or services provided in kind
12   shall be reported at the usual and customary rate of
13   the contributor.  If the goods or services are
14   provided for an amount less than the usual and
15   customary rate of the contributor, the contribution
16   amount shall be the difference between the amount
17   actually paid and the usual and customary rate of the
18   contributor."
19     3.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-5395 was adopted.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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