HF 222 (LSB 1976YH (4) 90)

HOUSE FILE 222

BY  ANDREWS

A BILL FOR

An Act limiting political contributions from out-of-state sources, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  68A.507  Contributions from out-of-state sources —— limitations.
   1.  A candidate or candidate’s committee shall not accept contributions of greater than one hundred dollars in total from all persons not living in or incorporated or organized under the laws of this state.
   2.  It is the intent of the general assembly that this section be interpreted so that the outcomes of Iowa elections are determined by the people of Iowa and that contributions come mostly from the people of Iowa.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits a candidate for public office or a candidate’s committee from accepting contributions of greater than $100 in total from all persons not living in or incorporated or organized under the laws of this state. The bill states the general assembly’s intent that the bill be interpreted so that the outcomes of Iowa elections are determined by the people of Iowa. By operation of law, a person who willfully violates a provision of the bill is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.