Title II, ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)

1 IMPEACHMENT, §68.3 68.3 Board of managers — articles. When an impeachment is concurred in, the house of representatives shall elect from its own body seven members whose duty it shall be to prosecute the same, and, as a board of managers, they shall be authorized to exhibit and…

1 IMPEACHMENT, §68.4 68.4 Notice to governor. When an impeachment is concurred in, the clerk of the house of representatives must forthwith in writing notify the governor thereof. [C97, §5472; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1134; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §68.4] Wed…

1 IMPEACHMENT, §68.5 68.5 Officer suspended — temporary appointment. Every officer impeached shall be suspended by the governor from the exercise of the officer’s official duties until the officer’s acquittal, and the governor shall forthwith appoint some suitable person to tempo…

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1 IMPEACHMENT, §68.7 68.7 Warrant of arrest. When presented with an impeachment, the senate must forthwith cause the person accused to be arrested and brought before it. The warrant of arrest or other process shall be issued by the secretary of the senate, signed by the secretary…

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1 IMPEACHMENT, §68.9 68.9 Organization of court. 1. When an impeachment is presented, the senate shall, after the hour of final adjournment of the legislature, be forthwith organized as a court of impeachment for the trial thereof, at the capitol. 2. a. An oath or affirmation sha…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.101 68A.101 Citation and administration. This chapter may be cited as the “Campaign Disclosure Act”. The Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board shall administer this chapter as provided in sections 68B.32, 68B.32A, 68B.32B, 68B.32C, and 68B.32D. [C75, …

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.102 68A.102 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Ballot issue” means a question, other than the nomination or election of a candidate to a public office, which has been approved by a political subdivision or the…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.103 68A.103 Applicability to federal candidates. The requirements of this chapter relative to disclosure of contributions shall apply to candidates and political committees for federal office only in the event such candidates are not subject to a federal …

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.104 68A.104 Certain accounts by officeholders prohibited. A holder of public office shall not maintain an account, other than a campaign account, to receive contributions for the purpose of publishing and distributing newsletters or performing other const…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.201 68A.201 Organization statement. 1. a. Every committee, as defined in this chapter, shall file a statement of organization within ten days from the date of its organization. Unless formal organization has previously occurred, a committee is deemed to h…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.201A 68A.201A Contributions from federal and out-of-state committees or organizations. 1. When either a committee or organization not organized as a committee under section 68A.201 makes a contribution to a committee organized in Iowa, that committee or o…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.202 68A.202 Candidate’s committee. 1. Each candidate for state, county, city, or school office shall organize one, and only one, candidate’s committee for a specific office sought when the candidate receives contributions in excess of one thousand dollars…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.203 68A.203 Committee treasurer and chairperson — duties. 1. a. Every candidate’s committee shall appoint a treasurer who shall be an Iowa resident who has reached the age of majority. Every political committee, state statutory political committee, and co…

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1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.303 68A.303 Transfer of campaign funds. 1. In addition to the uses permitted under section 68A.302, a candidate’s committee may only transfer campaign funds in one or more of the following ways: a. Contributions to charitable organizations unless the cand…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.304 68A.304 Campaign property. 1. a. Equipment, supplies, or other materials purchased with campaign funds or received in kind are campaign property. b. Campaign property belongs to the candidate’s committee and not to the candidate. c. Campaign property …

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.401 68A.401 Reports filed with board. 1. All statements and reports required to be filed under this chapter shall be filed with the board as provided in this section and section 68A.402, subsection 1. The board shall post on its internet site all statemen…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.401A 68A.401A Reporting of contributions and expenditures relating to issue advocacy. 1. A political organization that is required to file reports with the internal revenue service, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §527, shall file a report with the board if that or…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.402 68A.402 Disclosure report due dates — permanent organization temporarily engaging in political activity required to file reports. 1. Filing methods. Each committee shall electronically file with the board reports disclosing information required under …

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1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.403 68A.403 Reports preserved. A copy of every report or statement shall be preserved by the person filing it or the person’s successor for at least three years following the filing of the report or statement. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §56.7] 94 Acts, ch 1180, §3…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.404 68A.404 Independent expenditures. 1. As used in this section, “independent expenditure” means one or more expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars in the aggregate for a communication that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat …

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.405 68A.405 Attribution statement on published material. 1. a. For purposes of this subsection: (1) “Individual” includes a candidate for public office who has not filed a statement of organization under section 68A.201. (2) “Organization” includes an org…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.405A 68A.405A Self-promotion with taxpayer funds prohibited. 1. a. Except as provided in sections 29C.3 and 29C.6, a statewide elected official or member of the general assembly shall not permit the expenditure of public moneys under the control of the st…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.406 68A.406 Campaign signs — yard signs. 1. Campaign signs may be placed with the permission of the property owner or lessee on any of the following: a. Residential property. b. Agricultural land owned by individuals or by a family farm operation as defin…

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1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.502 68A.502 Contribution sources — identification — illegal contributions or expenditures — loans. 1. A person making a contribution in excess of twenty-five dollars shall provide the person’s name and address to the candidate or committee receiving the c…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.503 68A.503 Financial institution, insurance company, and corporation contributions — sham newspapers. 1. Except as provided in subsections 3, 4, 5, and 6, an insurance company, savings association, bank, credit union, or corporation shall not make a mone…

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1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.505 68A.505 Use of public moneys for political purposes. 1. The state and the governing body of a county, city, or other political subdivision of the state shall not expend or permit the expenditure of public moneys for political purposes, including expre…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.506 68A.506 Use of false caller identification for campaign purposes prohibited. 1. A person shall not knowingly use or provide to another person either of the following: a. False caller identification information with intent to defraud for purposes relat…

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.601 68A.601 Checkoff — income tax. Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 144, §13, 14. Wed Dec 10 22:27:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 68A.601 (28, 0)

1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.602 68A.602 Fund created. Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 144, §13, 14. Wed Dec 10 22:27:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 68A.602 (26, 0)

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1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, §68A.604 68A.604 Funds. Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 144, §13, 14. Wed Dec 10 22:27:29 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 68A.604 (24, 0)

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1 GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND LOBBYING, §68B.21 68B.21 Legislative intent. It is the goal of the general assembly that public officials and public employees of the state be extremely cautious and circumspect about accepting a gratuity or favor, especially from persons that have a subst…

1 GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND LOBBYING, §68B.22 68B.22 Gifts accepted or received. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a public official, public employee, or candidate, or that person’s immediate family member shall not, directly or indirectly, accept or receive any gift o…

1 GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND LOBBYING, §68B.22A 68B.22A Reporting of gifts and bequests received. All gifts and bequests with a value of fifty dollars or more received by a department or accepted by the governor on behalf of the state shall be reported within twenty days of receiving …

1 GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND LOBBYING, §68B.23 68B.23 Honoraria — banned. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a public official or public employee shall not seek or accept an honorarium from a restricted donor. 2. A public official or public employee may accept an honorarium from a…