351—5.2(68A) General prohibition and applicability.

The public officials and employees of the executive branch of state government, a county, a city, a public school, or other political subdivision shall not permit public resources to be used to expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate or to expressly advocate the passage or defeat of a ballot issue. This chapter applies to the use of resources that belong to those political subdivisions by state and local campaigns in Iowa. This chapter does not apply to property belonging to the federal government or to the use of the executive branch of state government, a county, a city, a public school, or other political subdivision by a federal campaign.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 68A.505.

[ARC 0236D, IAB 4/29/26, effective 6/3/26]