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68A.505 - USE OF PUBLIC MONEYS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

        68A.505  USE OF PUBLIC MONEYS FOR POLITICAL
      PURPOSES.
         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
      expressly advocating the passage or defeat of a ballot issue.
         This section shall not be construed to limit the freedom of speech
      of officials or employees of the state or of officials or employees
      of a governing body of a county, city, or other political subdivision
      of the state.  This section also shall not be construed to prohibit
      the state or a governing body of a political subdivision of the state
      from expressing an opinion on a ballot issue through the passage of a
      resolution or proclamation.
         Section History: Recent Form
         91 Acts, ch 226, § 7
         CS91, §56.12A
         93 Acts, ch 142, § 8; 99 Acts, ch 136, §7, 17; 2003 Acts, ch 40,
      §9
         CS2003, §68A.505