351—4.24 (68A) Reporting of state party building fund transactions. Pursuant to Federal Election Commission Advisory Opinion 2004-28, the board will permit a state statutory political committee (state party committee) to receive contributions from corporations, insurance companies, and financial institutions when those contributions are placed in the state party building fund account, the contributions are used to pay for costs associated with the building, and all transactions involving the fund are disclosed pursuant to this rule.
A state party committee filing a state party building fund report under this rule shall use either the report form prescribed by the board or a computer-generated report so long as the report includes the information required under subrule 4.24(2).
	 4.24(1) Period covered. A state party building fund report shall cover the time period from January 1 through December 31 of the previous year.
	 4.24(2) Information to be disclosed. The following information shall be disclosed on a state party building fund report:
	  a.   	 The name and address of the state party committee.
	  b.   	 The name and address of each person who makes a contribution in excess of $200, or contributions in the aggregate that exceed $200 during the period covered, to the state party building fund. If no contributions were received for the fund, the report shall disclose $0.00 as contributions received.
	  c.   	 The date and the amount of the contribution. If aggregate contributions from one person are received that exceed $200, the amount to be disclosed shall be the total amount received from that person for the period covered and the date to be disclosed shall be the date of the last contribution.
	  d.   	 The total amount of all contributions of $200 or less received during the period covered. This total amount shall be disclosed as being received from “unitemized” with the date of the contribution being the last day of the reporting period.
	  e.   	 The name and mailing address of each person to whom an expenditure that exceeds $200 is made, or expenditures in the aggregate that exceed $200 during the period covered, from the state party building fund. If no expenditures were made from the fund, the report shall disclose $0.00 as expenditures made.
	  f.   	 The date and the amount of the expenditure. If aggregate expenditures that exceed $200 are made to one person, the amount to be disclosed shall be the total amount made to that person for the period covered and the date to be disclosed shall be the date of the last expenditure.
	  g.   	 The total amount of all expenditures of $200 or less made during the period covered. This total amount shall be disclosed as being expended to “unitemized” with the date of the expenditure being the last day of the reporting period.
	  h.   	 The signature and date of the individual filing the state party building fund report.
	 4.24(3) Place of filing. A state party building fund report shall be filed with the board at 510 E. 12th Street, Suite 1A, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, or by fax at (515)281-3701.
	 4.24(4) Time of filing. A state party building fund report shall be filed on or before January 31 of each year. If mailed, the report must bear a United States Postal Service postmark dated on or before the due date. A faxed report must be submitted on or before 11:59 p.m.	on the due date. If January 31 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday on which the board office is closed, the due date shall be extended to the next working day when the board office is open.
	 4.24(5) Failure to file. If the board determines that a state party committee has failed to timely file a state party building fund report, the state party committee is subject to the possible imposition of board sanctions.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 68A.402A(1)“k” and 68A.503.