Terms Used In Iowa Code 68A.506

• Ballot issue: means a question, other than the nomination or election of a candidate to a public office, which has been approved by a political subdivision or the general assembly or is required by law to be placed before the voters of the political subdivision by a commissioner of elections, or to be placed before the voters by the state commissioner of elections. See Iowa Code 68A.102
• Board: means the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board established under section 68B. See Iowa Code 68A.102
• Caller identification information: means information regarding the origination of the telephone call, such as the name or the telephone number of the caller. See Iowa Code 68A.506
• Candidate: means any individual who has taken affirmative action to seek nomination or election to a public office and shall also include any judge standing for retention in a judicial election. See Iowa Code 68A.102
• Clearly identified: means that a communication contains an unambiguous reference to a particular candidate or ballot issue, including but not limited to one or more of the following:
   a. See Iowa Code 68A.102
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Person: means , without limitation, any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, labor union, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 68A.102
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Telephone call: means a call made using or received on a telecommunications service or voice over internet protocol service. See Iowa Code 68A.506
• United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Voice over internet protocol service: means a service to which all of the following apply:
   (1) The service provides real-time two-way voice communications transmitted using internet protocol, or a successor protocol. See Iowa Code 68A.506