House Journal: Page 919: Tuesday, March 27, 2001
4 and forms necessary to implement this chapter. The
5 authority of the state commissioner to adopt rules
6 under this chapter shall be liberally construed.
7 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 49B.21 MISCONDUCT -
8 VIOLATIONS - PENALTIES.
9 1. A person who, by use of violence, threats of
10 violence, or any means of duress, procures or
11 endeavors to procure the vote of a voter for or
12 against any measure or candidate commits an aggravated
13 misdemeanor.
14 2. A person who violates or attempts to violate
15 any provision or requirement of this chapter for which
16 a penalty is not otherwise provided commits a simple
17 misdemeanor.
18 Sec. . Section 39.3, Code 2001, is amended by
19 adding the following new subsection:
20 NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. "Mail ballot election" means
21 an election conducted pursuant to chapter 49B."
22 2. Title page, line 8, by inserting after the
23 word "areas," the following: "allowing elections in
24 certain cities to be conducted by mail ballots and
25 providing penalties,".
26 3. By renumbering as necessary.
Jacobs of Polk rose on a point of order that amendment H-1253
was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-1253
was not germane.
Warnstadt of Woodbury offered amendment H-1292 filed by him as
follows:
H-1292
1 Amend House File 304 as follows:
2 1. Page 35, by inserting before line 6, the
3 following:
4 "DIVISION ___
5 CAMPAIGNS
6 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 56.14a FALSE INFORMATION
7 IN POLITICAL MATERIAL.
8 1. A person shall not be a sponsor of any
9 published material on behalf of or in opposition to
10 any candidate or ballot issue that contains any
11 assertion, representation, or statement of fact,
12 including, but not limited to, information concerning
13 a candidate's prior public record, which the sponsor
14 knows to be untrue, deceptive, or misleading.
15 2. For purposes of this section, "published
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