351—4.3(68A,68B) Information required—committee purpose, party affiliation.

1. 4.3(1)  Committee purpose. An organized 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:

   1. a. 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.
   2. b. A political committee that expressly advocates for or against candidates at the state level, referred to as a state PAC.
   3. c. A state statutory political committee, referred to as a state central committee or state party.
   4. d. A county statutory political committee, referred to as a county central committee.
   5. e. A candidate’s committee for a candidate seeking county office, referred to as a county candidate’s committee.
   6. f. A candidate’s committee for a candidate seeking city office, referred to as a city candidate’s committee.
   7. g. 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.
   8. h. A political committee that expressly advocates for or against candidates for county office, referred to as a county PAC.
   9. i. A political committee that expressly advocates for or against candidates for city office, referred to as a city PAC.
   10. j. 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.
   11. k. A political committee that expressly advocates for the passage or defeat of a ballot issue, franchise election, or referendum. This type of committee is referred to as a ballot issue committee.
2. 4.3(2)  Party affiliation. Each candidate’s committee shall designate the political affiliation of the candidate unless the candidate is running for nonpartisan office. A committee, except a candidate’s 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.

[ARC 0235D, IAB 4/29/26, effective 6/3/26]