Last Name. Share this page. Follow Ballotpedia. Click here to follow election results! This article does not contain the most recently published data on this subject. If you would like to help our coverage grow, consider donating to Ballotpedia. Iowa campaign finance requirements govern the following:.
In addition to direct campaign contributions, campaign finance laws also apply to third-party organizations and nonprofit organizations that seek to influence elections through independent expenditures or issue advocacy. The Federal Election Commission FEC is the independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign election laws. The FEC is responsible for disclosing campaign finance information, enforcing limits and prohibitions on contributions, and overseeing public funding of presidential elections.
Within 15 days of this benchmark, the candidate must register with the FEC and designate an official campaign committee, which is responsible for the funds and expenditures of the campaign. This committee must have an official treasurer and cannot support any candidate but the one who registered it. Detailed financial reports are then made to the FEC every financial quarter after the individual is registered. Reports are also made before primaries and before the general election.
The rules governing federal election campaigns and contributions have evolved over the past generation as result of a number of Supreme Court decisions. In the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, the court held that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited.
The court's decision also overturned the ban on for-profit and not-for-profit corporations and unions broadcasting electioneering communications in the 30 days before a presidential primary and in the 60 days before a general election. Federal Election Commission decision, the first application of the Citizens United decision, the court held that contribution limits on what individuals could give to independent expenditure-only groups, and the amount these organizations could receive, were unconstitutional.
Contribution limits on donations directly to candidates, however, reIowad unchanged. Federal Election Commission decision, the court overturned biennial aggregate campaign contribution limits, and held that individuals may contribute to as many federal candidates as they want, but may only contribute up to the federal limit in each case.
While the FEC governs federal election campaigns and contribution limits, individual states enforce their own regulation and reporting requirements. Regulations vary by state, as do limits on campaign contributions and third-party activities to influence elections.
The table below details contribution limits as they applied to various types of individuals and groups in Iowa as of May The uppermost row of the table indicates the contributor, while the leftmost column indicates the recipient. There are, of course, other ways to measure the efficiency of campaign spending. Simply comparing TV spending to election results leaves out alternate marketing metrics, like spending on Facebook and Google. Different candidates invest different amounts in each state.
Some candidates may be just as motivated by the opportunity to spread their message as they are by the chance to secure delegates for the convention. The numbers nonetheless give an indication of who is spending cash most carefully—and who is not. Other than Steyer and the zeroes, Andrew Yang was the most inefficient.
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A lot of money sloshes in and around US politics. Presidential elections are only the most visible manifestation of this money. And this money was on garish display in Iowa throughout the past several months. Being the first state in the Presidential primary race, candidates wanted to build some momentum. So they spent lavishly in Iowa.
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