Section 351.13.1. Petition for rule making.

       13.1(1) Who may file. Any person may file a petition for rule making with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, 510 East 12th Street, Suite 1A, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. A petition is deemed filed when it is received by the board. The board shall provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the board an extra copy for this purpose. The petition must be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink.

       13.1(2) Required information. The petition must provide the following information:

        a.           A statement that the document is a petition for rule making.

        b.           A statement of the specific rule-making action sought by the petitioner including the text or a summary of the contents of the proposed rule or amendment to a rule and, if it is a petition to amend or repeal a rule, a citation to the particular portion or portions of the rule proposed to be amended or repealed, together with a quotation of the relevant language.

        c.           A citation to any law deemed relevant to the board’s authority to take the action urged or to the desirability of that action.

        d.           A brief summary of petitioner’s arguments in support of the action urged in the petition.

        e.           A brief summary of any data supporting the action urged in the petition.

        f.            The names and addresses of other persons, or a description of any class of persons, known by petitioner to be affected by, or interested in, the proposed action that is the subject of the petition.

        g.           Any request by petitioner for a meeting between the petitioner and the board’s executive director.

       13.1(3) Signature. The petition shall be dated and signed by the petitioner or the petitioner’s representative and shall include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the petitioner and, if applicable, the petitioner’s representative. A statement indicating the person to whom communications concerning the petition should be directed shall be included.

       13.1(4) Denial for incompleteness. The board may deny a petition because it does not substantially comply with the requirements of this rule.