Pursuant to Iowa Code section
68A.404,
any person except a candidate, a committee filing a statement of organization,
a federal committee, or an out-of-state committee that makes one or more
independent expenditures in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate shall file Form
Ind-Exp-0. A sole individual making one or more independent expenditures in
excess of $1,000 in the aggregate shall file Form Ind-Exp-I. A committee that
has registered by filing a statement of organization shall disclose an
independent expenditure on the appropriate campaign disclosure report.
(1)
Independent expenditure
defined. "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure as defined in
Iowa Code section
68A.404(1).
(2)
Independent expenditure
reporting. When applicable under Iowa Code section
68A.404
and this rule. Form Ind-Exp-0 shall be filed by a person and Form Ind-Exp-I
shall be filed by a sole individual. Both forms shall be in a format that will
enable a person or sole individual making an independent expenditure to comply
with all of the reporting requirements in Iowa Code section
68A.404.
(3)
Place of filing. Form
Ind-Exp-0 and Form Ind-Exp-I shall be filed with the board electronically via
the board's website at ethics.iowa.gov.
(4)
lime of filing. Form
Ind-Exp-0 or Form Ind-Exp-I shall be filed within 48 hours of the person's or
sole individual's making an independent expenditure exceeding $1,000 in the
aggregate or within 48 hours of disseminating the communication to its intended
audience, whichever is earlier An independent expenditure is deemed made at the
time that the cost is incurred regardless of whether or not the costs for the
independent expenditure have been billed.
(5)
Failure to file. The
failure to timely file either Form Ind-Exp-0 or Form Ind-Exp-I shall be subject
to the imposition of civil penalties pursuant to 351-subrule 4.59(7).
(6)
Attribution statement
applicable. Any person that makes an
independent expenditure in any
amount shall comply with the appropriate "paid for by" attribution statement
pursuant to Iowa Code section
68A.405
and rule
351-4.38 (68A).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
68A.404.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r. 351-4.27
ARC 7800B, lAB 6/3/09,
effective 7/8/09; ARC 8826B, lAB 6/2/10, effective 5/17/10
Amended by
IAB
March 24, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 20, effective
4/28/2021
