Iowa Code § 48A.25
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Compensation for assistance in completing registration forms.
Official statutory text
(1) (a) A person may pay, offer to pay, or accept compensation for assisting others in completing voter registration forms only if the compensation is based solely on the time spent providing the assistance.
(1) (b) Paying, offering to pay, or receiving compensation based on the number of registration forms completed, or the party affiliations shown on completed registration forms, or on any other performance criteria, is unlawful.
(2) (a) This section shall not apply to state statutory political committees, as defined in section 43.111.
(2) (b) This section shall not apply to state and political subdivision employees who are required to offer assistance to clients as a part of their regular job duties, and who shall not be granted additional compensation for voter registration activities.
(3) A person assisting another in completing a voter registration form shall not complete any portion of the form without the knowledge or consent of the registrant.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §17
(1) (b) Paying, offering to pay, or receiving compensation based on the number of registration forms completed, or the party affiliations shown on completed registration forms, or on any other performance criteria, is unlawful.
(2) (a) This section shall not apply to state statutory political committees, as defined in section 43.111.
(2) (b) This section shall not apply to state and political subdivision employees who are required to offer assistance to clients as a part of their regular job duties, and who shall not be granted additional compensation for voter registration activities.
(3) A person assisting another in completing a voter registration form shall not complete any portion of the form without the knowledge or consent of the registrant.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §17
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