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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2409 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Section 1. Section 56.2, Code Supplement 1999, is 1 5 amended by adding the following new subsections: 1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. "Computer" means an 1 7 electronic device that performs logical, arithmetical, 1 8 and memory functions by manipulations of electronic or 1 9 magnetic impulses, and includes all functions, 1 10 connections, and connected and related devices that 1 11 assist in input, output, processing, storage, computer 1 12 programs, computer applications, and communication. 1 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. "Electronic format" means 1 14 data in a form that is readable by a computer, 1 15 including its software programs, and is either entered 1 16 directly into a computer, or transmitted via computer 1 17 disk, modem, or internet. 1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 15A. "General election cycle" 1 19 means the period of time between the general election 1 20 for a particular office, and the next general election 1 21 for that office. 1 22 NEW SUBSECTION. 15B. "Internet" means the 1 23 federated system of allied computer networks linked by 1 24 telecommunication channels that is the international 1 25 network that connects educational, scientific, and 1 26 commercial institutions, and that may also be accessed 1 27 by individuals." 1 28 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 6 the 1 29 following: 1 30 "Sec. . Section 56.6, subsection 3, paragraph 1 31 i, Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read as 1 32 follows: 1 33 i. If a person listed under paragraph "b", "d", 1 34 "e", or "f" as making a contribution or loan to or 1 35 purchase from a candidate's committee meets either of 1 36 the following criteria, the information relating to 1 37 the person's status shall also be disclosed, as 1 38 follows: 1 39 (1) If the person is related to the candidate 1 40 within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, 1 41 the existence of that person's family relationship 1 42 shall be indicated on the report. 1 43 (2) If the amount of the contribution, loan, or 1 44 purchase from the candidate's committee equals or 1 45 exceeds two hundred dollars, then the person's 1 46 employer shall be indicated on the report. 1 47 If the treasurer of a political committee shows 1 48 that best efforts have been used to obtain, maintain, 1 49 and submit the information required to be provided by 1 50 this paragraph "i", any report of such committee shall 2 1 be considered in compliance with this section. The 2 2 committee will only be deemed to have exercised best 2 3 efforts to obtain, maintain, and report the required 2 4 information if it complies with the following: 2 5 (a) All written solicitations for contributions 2 6 shall include a clear request for the contributor's 2 7 full name, mailing address, occupation, and name of 2 8 employer, and include an accurate statement of the law 2 9 regarding the collection and reporting of individual 2 10 contributor identifications. 2 11 (b) For each contribution received aggregating in 2 12 excess of two hundred dollars per calendar year which 2 13 lacks required contributor information, the treasurer 2 14 shall make at least one effort after the receipt of 2 15 the contribution to obtain the missing information. 2 16 Such effort shall consist of either a written request 2 17 sent to the contributor or an oral request to the 2 18 contributor documented in writing. The written or 2 19 oral request must be made no later than thirty days 2 20 after receipt of the contribution. 2 21 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 56.6A ELECTRONIC FILING 2 22 AND DISCLOSURE OF DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 2 23 1. Reports filed with the board pursuant to the 2 24 requirements of section 56.6 shall be filed in an 2 25 electronic format, according to the following: 2 26 a. Until the beginning of the general election 2 27 cycle that concludes with the general election in 2 28 2006, any candidate or political committee may submit 2 29 data required by section 56.6 in an electronic format, 2 30 as prescribed by rule. 2 31 b. Beginning with the general election cycle that 2 32 concludes with the general election in 2004, any 2 33 candidate, candidate's committee, or political 2 34 committee which accepts contributions in excess of 2 35 twenty thousand dollars in the aggregate, makes 2 36 expenditures in excess of twenty thousand dollars in 2 37 the aggregate, or incurs indebtedness in excess of 2 38 twenty thousand dollars in the aggregate in any one 2 39 calendar year shall submit data required by section 2 40 56.6 in an electronic format, as prescribed by rule. 2 41 This requirement shall apply to any candidate or 2 42 committee that reaches the threshold, whether or not 2 43 that candidate is running for election during the 2 44 current general election cycle, or whether the 2 45 committee is involved with a ballot issue for the 2 46 current general election. 2 47 c. Beginning with the general election cycle that 2 48 concludes with the general election in 2006, all 2 49 candidates, candidate committees, and political 2 50 committees shall submit data required by section 56.6 3 1 in an electronic format, as prescribed by rule. This 3 2 requirement shall apply to any candidate or committee, 3 3 whether or not that candidate is running for election 3 4 during the current general election cycle, or whether 3 5 the committee is involved with a ballot issue for the 3 6 current general election. 3 7 2. Until the beginning of the general election 3 8 cycle that concludes with the general election in 3 9 2006, if any candidate for a particular office submits 3 10 data in an electronic format, then the data for all 3 11 other candidates for that office shall be maintained 3 12 in an electronic format, as prescribed by rule. The 3 13 data for any candidate for that office that was not 3 14 voluntarily submitted to the board in an electronic 3 15 format by the candidate or the candidate's committee 3 16 shall be entered into the computer database by the 3 17 board. 3 18 3. Beginning January 1, 2000, all disclosure 3 19 reports filed with the board pursuant to section 56.6 3 20 shall be available for viewing on the internet in an 3 21 electronic format that conveys the information in 3 22 substantially the same form as the paper copy required 3 23 by section 56.6. This requirement shall apply to all 3 24 reports filed by any candidate or committee, whether 3 25 or not that candidate or committee is running in or is 3 26 otherwise involved in an election during the current 3 27 general election cycle. 3 28 4. Beginning with the general election cycle that 3 29 concludes with the general election in 2004, all 3 30 campaign finance data that is submitted to the board 3 31 in an electronic format or is otherwise entered into 3 32 the computer database shall be accessible to the 3 33 public on the internet in a searchable database." 3 34 #3. Page 6, by inserting after line 2 the 3 35 following: 3 36 "Sec. . 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 3 37 14, subsection 3, is amended to read as follows: 3 38 3. REPORT. Not later than December 15,19992000, 3 39 the commission shall submit to the general assembly a 3 40 report of the activities of the commission, together 3 41 with a draft of legislation recommended by the 3 42 commission to reform the campaign finance disclosure 3 43 and related laws for consideration by the general 3 44 assembly in the year20002001 according to the 3 45 provisions of this Act. 3 46 Sec. . 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 15, 3 47 is amended to read as follows: 3 48 SEC. 15. ASSIGNMENT OF LEGISLATION. The 3 49 legislation drafted by the commission shall be filed 3 50 with each chamber on the first day of the legislative 4 1 session beginning in the year20002001, and 4 2 immediately assigned to the committee on state 4 3 government in each chamber." 4 4 #4. By renumbering as necessary. 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 JOCHUM of Dubuque 4 9 HF 2409.503 78 4 10 jj/as
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