351—7.3(68B) Procedure for determining persons required to file with the board—distribution of forms.
- 7.3(1) Persons required by statute. In order to determine which persons in the executive branch are required to file a personal financial disclosure, the board will contact each agency on an annual basis and provide notification of the statutory requirement. This notification will include the name and position title of each person in the agency who filed the previous year. Each agency, in consultation with the board, will then determine which persons are required to file for the next filing period and will provide the board with the appropriate names and position titles. The board will have the final authority to determine whether a position requires that a personal financial disclosure be filed.
- 7.3(2) Boards, commissions, or authorities not named in statute. On an annual basis, the board will conduct a review to determine if a member of any other board, commission, or authority not specifically named in the Iowa Code should file a personal financial disclosure. If the board determines that a personal financial disclosure should be filed, the board will by rule require a personal financial disclosure to be filed.
- 7.3(3) Statewide candidates. A person who is a candidate for statewide office will file a personal financial disclosure with the board by 11:59 p.m. on April 30 of the year the candidate appears on the ballot. If the due date falls on a weekend or holiday, the filing deadline will be extended to the first working day following the deadline. Once nomination papers or an affidavit of candidacy is filed, the board will notify the person of the requirement. The notification will be sent by first-class mail or email and will include information on how to file.
- 7.3(4) Statewide candidates in a special election. A candidate for statewide office in a special election will electronically file a personal financial disclosure with the board within ten days after the certification of the candidate’s name as the nominee under Iowa Code section 43.88. Notification to a statewide candidate in a special election will be sent by first-class mail or email and will include information on how to file electronically.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 68B.32A(5) and 68B.35.
[ARC 0238D, IAB 4/29/26, effective 6/3/26]