68A.505 - USE OF PUBLIC MONEYS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

 68A.505  USE OF PUBLIC MONEYS FOR POLITICAL
 PURPOSES.
 The state and the governing body of a county, city, or other
 political subdivision of the state shall not expend or permit the
 expenditure of public moneys for political purposes, including
 expressly advocating the passage or defeat of a ballot issue.
 This section shall not be construed to limit the freedom of speech
 of officials or employees of the state or of officials or employees
 of a governing body of a county, city, or other political subdivision
 of the state.  This section also shall not be construed to prohibit
 the state or a governing body of a political subdivision of the state
 from expressing an opinion on a ballot issue through the passage of a
 resolution or proclamation.  

         Section History: Recent Form

 91 Acts, ch 226, § 7
 CS91, §56.12A
 93 Acts, ch 142, § 8; 99 Acts, ch 136, §7, 17; 2003 Acts, ch 40,
 §9
 CS2003, §68A.505