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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 56.13, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Action involving a contribution or expenditure which must 1 4 be reported under this chapter and which is taken by any 1 5 person, candidate's committee or political committeeon behalf 1 6 of a candidate, if known and approved by the candidate, shall 1 7 be deemed action by the candidate and reported by the 1 8 candidate's committee. It shall be presumed that a candidate 1 9 approves the action if the candidate had knowledge of it and 1 10 failed to file a statement of disavowal with the commissioner 1 11 or board and take corrective action within seventy-two hours 1 12 of the action. A person, candidate's committee or political1 13committeetaking such action independently of that candidate's 1 14 committee shall notify that candidate's committee in writing 1 15 within twenty-four hours of taking the action. The 1 16 notification shall provide that candidate's committee with the 1 17 cost of the promotion at fair market value. A copy of the 1 18 notification shall be sent to the board. 1 19 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 56.15B LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS 1 20 TO A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. 1 21 1. A candidate or candidate's committee shall accept 1 22 contributions only from individuals who are registered to vote 1 23 in a district represented by the office to which the candidate 1 24 presently seeks election. 1 25 2. A candidate who accepts, or whose committee accepts, a 1 26 contribution in violation of subsection 1 shall be penalized 1 27 civilly in an amount equal to ten times the amount of the 1 28 prohibited contribution. All penalties assessed under this 1 29 subsection shall be deposited in the Iowa election campaign 1 30 fund created by section 56.19. 1 31 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 56.15C LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS 1 32 BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES. 1 33 1. As used in this section, "political committee" does not 1 34 include a statutory political committee created pursuant to 1 35 chapter 43, or a nonparty political organization created 2 1 pursuant to chapter 44. 2 2 2. A political committee shall not make contributions to a 2 3 candidate or a candidate's committee. 2 4 3. A political committee shall not publish or broadcast 2 5 material with the name of any officeholder or candidate for 2 6 office that would have the effect of promoting or defeating 2 7 the nomination or election of a candidate for public office. 2 8 EXPLANATION 2 9 This bill amends Code chapter 56, regarding political 2 10 campaigns. 2 11 The bill creates new Code section 56.15B which limits 2 12 candidates and candidate's committees to accepting 2 13 contributions only from registered voters within their 2 14 districts. A candidate who accepts contributions in violation 2 15 of this limitation is subject to a civil penalty equal to 10 2 16 times the amount of the contribution in question. Violations 2 17 of this section would also be a serious misdemeanor pursuant 2 18 to Code section 56.16. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by 2 19 confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least 2 20 $250 but not more than $1,500. 2 21 The bill also creates new Code section 56.15C, which limits 2 22 the contributions that may be made by a political committee 2 23 other than a statutory political committee or a nonparty 2 24 political organization. A political committee is prohibited 2 25 from making contributions to a candidate or candidate's 2 26 committee. A political committee is also prohibited from 2 27 publishing or broadcasting material with the name of any 2 28 officeholder or candidate for office that would have the 2 29 effect of promoting or defeating the nomination or election of 2 30 a candidate for public office. Violations of this section 2 31 would be a serious misdemeanor, pursuant to section 56.16. A 2 32 serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more 2 33 than one year and a fine of at least $250 but not more than 2 34 $1,500. 2 35 The bill makes a related change to Code section 56.13, 3 1 regarding independent expenditures, to delete the reference to 3 2 contributions by political committees. 3 3 LSB 1907XS 78 3 4 jj/jw/5
Text: SF00160 Text: SF00162 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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