Iowa HF2597 allows candidates to use campaign funds for home security expenses, with limits and record-keeping requirements.

Iowa HF2597 permits candidates or their committees to use campaign funds for home security expenses, including up to $3,000 for installation and $1,200 annually for operation. Candidates must maintain detailed logs of these expenses, which must be provided to the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board upon request during an audit. The candidate's committee must preserve these logs for five years after the report's submission or three years after the committee's dissolution. Violations of these provisions are subject to civil penalties, including a reprimand and a fine up to $2,000.

Iowa HF2597 allows candidates to use campaign funds for home security expenses, with limits and record-keeping requirements.

Iowa HF2597 permits candidates or their committees to use campaign funds for home security expenses, including up to $3,000 for installation and $1,200 annually for operation. Candidates must maintain detailed logs of these expenses, which must be provided to the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board upon request during an audit. The candidate's committee must preserve these logs for five years after the report's submission or three years after the committee's dissolution. Violations of these provisions are subject to civil penalties, including a reprimand and a fine up to $2,000.