68A.405 - ATTRIBUTION STATEMENT ON PUBLISHED MATERIAL.
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 organization established to
advocate the passage or defeat of a ballot issue but that has not
filed a statement of organization under section 68A.201.
(3) "Published material" means any newspaper, magazine,
shopper, outdoor advertising facility, poster, direct mailing,
brochure, internet website, campaign sign, or any other form of
printed general public political advertising.
b. Except as set out in subsection 2, published material
designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of
a candidate for public office or the passage or defeat of a ballot
issue shall include on the published material an attribution
statement disclosing who is responsible for the published material.
c. If the person paying for the published material is an
individual, the words "paid for by" and the name and address of the
person shall appear on the material.
d. If more than one individual is responsible, the words
"paid for by", the names of the individuals, and either the addresses
of the individuals or a statement that the addresses of the
individuals are on file with the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure
board shall appear on the material.
e. If the person responsible is an organization, the words
"paid for by", the name and address of the organization, and the name
of one officer of the organization shall appear on the material.
f. If the person responsible is a committee that has filed a
statement of organization pursuant to section 68A.201, the words
"paid for by" and the name of the committee shall appear on the
material.
2. The requirement to include an attribution statement does not
apply to any of the following:
a. The editorials or news articles of a newspaper or magazine
that are not paid political advertisements.
b. Small items upon which the inclusion of the statement is
impracticable including, but not limited to, campaign signs, bumper
stickers, pins, buttons, pens, political business cards, and
matchbooks.
c. T-shirts, caps, and other articles of clothing.
d. Any published material that is subject to federal
regulations regarding an attribution requirement.
e. Any material published by an individual, acting
independently, who spends one hundred dollars or less of the
individual's own money to advocate the passage or defeat of a ballot
issue.
3. The board shall adopt rules relating to the placing of an
attribution statement on published materials. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1023, § 11; 86 Acts, ch 1246, § 620
C87, §56.14
87 Acts, ch 112, § 8; 94 Acts, ch 1178, §1; 95 Acts, ch 198, §13;
96 Acts, ch 1079, §2; 99 Acts, ch 136, §9, 17; 2002 Acts, ch 1119,
§125; 2003 Acts, ch 40, §9
CS2003, §68A.405
2004 Acts, ch 1114, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 72, §16; 2009 Acts, ch 41,
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Referred to in § 68A.404, 68A.406