House
Study
Bill
134
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
COWNIE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
county
auditors
from
providing
or
appearing
1
to
provide
certain
political
endorsements.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
2268YC
(4)
84
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H.F.
_____
Section
1.
Section
331.501,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
A
person
elected
or
appointed
to
the
3
office
of
auditor
shall
not
provide
or
give
the
appearance
4
of
providing
an
endorsement
to
any
candidate
for
an
elective
5
office
in
a
contested
primary
or
general
election.
6
EXPLANATION
7
This
bill
prohibits
county
auditors
from
endorsing
or
giving
8
the
appearance
of
endorsing
any
candidate
for
an
elective
9
office
in
a
contested
primary
or
general
election.
10
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2268YC
(4)
84
aw/nh
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