Iowa has a new contributor search system, according to this report. Iowa has had an online system for five years but a search for information, such as a donor’s name, wasn’t available. Charlie Smithson, the campaign and ethics board’s executive director, says that meant most information was beyond the public’s reach. Check out the system […]
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“Illegal” Emailed Campaign Fliers?
The Des Moines school board race is rocked by these allegations. State ethics officials will investigate the origin of anonymously e-mailed campaign fliers critical of Des Moines school board member Jonathan Narcisse and three candidates he’s endorsed. Charlie Smithson, executive director of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, said the electronic fliers are illegal […]
Iowa: Candidate’s Involvement with Outside Group Questioned
The Des Moines Register reports a controversy surrounding a candidate’s involvement with an outside group he formed to promote issues. U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell is questioning the campaign ethics of his challenger, Ed Fallon, in what has become an increasingly tense Democratic primary for Iowa’s 3rd U.S. House District. Boswell’s campaign wrote in an e-mail […]