68A.504 Prohibiting contributions during the legislative session.
1. A lobbyist or political committee, other than a state statutory political committee, county statutory political committee, or a national political party, shall not contribute to, act as an agent or intermediary for contributions to, or arrange for the making of monetary or in-kind contributions to the campaign of an elected state official, member of the general assembly, or candidate for state office on any day during the regular legislative session and, in the case of the governor or a gubernatorial candidate, during the thirty days following the adjournment of a regular legislative session allowed for the signing of bills. Except as set out in subsection 2, an elected state official, member of the general assembly, or candidate for state office shall not accept a contribution as prohibited in this subsection.
2. The prohibition in subsection 1 shall not apply to the following:
a. The receipt of contributions by an elected state official, member of the general assembly, or candidate for state office who has taken affirmative action to seek nomination or election to a federal elective office so long as the contribution is placed in a federal campaign account.
b. The receipt of contributions by a candidate for state office who filed nomination papers for an office for which a special election is called or held during the regular legislative session, if the candidate receives the contribution during the period commencing on the date that at least two candidates have been nominated for the office and ending on the date the election is held. A person who is an elected state official shall not solicit contributions during a legislative session from any lobbyist or political committee, other than a state statutory political committee, county statutory political committee, or a national political party, for another candidate for a state office for which a special election is held.
92 Acts, ch 1228, §26
C93, §56.15A
93 Acts, ch 129, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 40, §9
CS2003, §68A.504
2004 Acts, ch 1042, §8
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 68A - CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Section 68A.101 - Citation and administration.
Section 68A.102 - Definitions.
Section 68A.103 - Applicability to federal candidates.
Section 68A.104 - Certain accounts by officeholders prohibited.
Section 68A.201 - Organization statement.
Section 68A.201A - Contributions from federal and out-of-state committees or organizations.
Section 68A.202 - Candidate’s committee.
Section 68A.203 - Committee treasurer and chairperson — duties.
Section 68A.301 - Campaign funds.
Section 68A.302 - Uses of campaign funds.
Section 68A.303 - Transfer of campaign funds.
Section 68A.304 - Campaign property.
Section 68A.401 - Reports filed with board.
Section 68A.401A - Reporting of contributions and expenditures relating to issue advocacy.
Section 68A.402A - Information disclosed on reports.
Section 68A.402B - Committee dissolution — inactivity — reports.
Section 68A.403 - Reports preserved.
Section 68A.404 - Independent expenditures.
Section 68A.405 - Attribution statement on published material.
Section 68A.405A - Self-promotion with taxpayer funds prohibited.
Section 68A.406 - Campaign signs — yard signs.
Section 68A.501 - Funds from unknown source — escheat.
Section 68A.504 - Prohibiting contributions during the legislative session.
Section 68A.505 - Use of public moneys for political purposes.
Section 68A.506 - Use of false caller identification for campaign purposes prohibited.
Section 68A.601 - Checkoff — income tax.
Section 68A.602 - Fund created.
Section 68A.603 - Rules promulgated.
Section 68A.605 - Distribution of campaign fund — restrictions on use.
Section 68A.606 - Funds — campaign expenses only.
Section 68A.607 - Reversion of funds.