Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 351 - Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, Iowa
Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure Procedures
Rule 351-4.3 - Information Required: Committee Purpose; Party Affiliation

(1) Committee purpose. An organized campaign committee shall identify the purpose of the committee on the statement of organization. The purpose shall be indicated in part by designating the committee as one of the following types of committees:

Type 1 - A candidate's committee for a statewide or legislative candidate or a judge standing for retention. This type of committee is referred to as a state candidate's committee.

Type 2 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or against candidates at the state level. This type of committee is referred to as a statewide PAC.

Type 3 - A state statutory political committee. This type of committee is referred to as a state party.

Type 4 - A county statutory political committee. This type of committee is referred to as a county central committee.

Type 5 - A candidate's committee for a candidate seeking county office. This type of committee is referred to as a county candidate's committee.

Type 6 - A candidate's committee for a candidate seeking city office. This type of committee is referred to as a city candidate's committee.

Type 7 - A candidate's committee for a candidate seeking school board or other political subdivision office except for a county or city office. This type of committee is referred to as a school board or other political subdivision candidate's committee.

Type 8 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or against candidates for county office. This type of committee is referred to as a county PAC.

Type 9 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or against candidates for city office. This type of committee is referred to as a city PAC.

Type 10 - A political committee that expressly advocates for or against candidates for school board or other political subdivision except for county or city candidates. This type of committee is referred to as a school board or other political subdivision PAC.

Type 11 - A political committee that expressly advocates for the passage or defeat of a ballot issue, franchise election, or referendum conducted for a county, city, school, or other political subdivision ballot question. This type of committee is referred to as a ballot issue committee. This type of committee also includes a political committee that expressly advocates for or against a statewide ballot issue (constitutional amendment) or a political committee that expressly advocates for or against ballot issue questions in multiple cities or counties.

(2) Party affiliation. A candidate's committee is deemed to be established to expressly advocate the election of a candidate for public office. Each candidate's committee shall designate the political affiliation of the candidate. Any other committee shall designate that it is either established to expressly advocate the election or defeat of candidates or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 68A.201.