Accountability of Elected Officials (State)

Currently Iowa does not allow for recall elections to remove elected officials outside of court proceedings.

1. Should citizens be able to remove elected officials through a petition and recall election process?

______ Yes        ______ No

Income Tax Exemption Parity (State)

2. Should all retired farmers, regardless of how their operation is organized for tax purposes, be eligible to receive the same treatment as retired individuals who elect to exclude their farm rental income from state income tax?

______ Yes        ______ No

Payments for Carbon Intensity of Crops (National)

The carbon intensity (CI) of a crop is a measure of the carbon footprint assigned to the production of a bushel of grain. As currently structured, section 45Z of the Inflation Reduction Act, also known as the Clean Fuel Production Credit, provides a tax credit for the domestic production of clean transportation fuels based on reductions in CI below current industry average values. Reductions in the CI of fuel feedstocks can be achieved using low carbon intensity crop production practices. Tax credits under 45Z are provided to the fuel producer, and reductions in CI of feedstock crops are dependent on farmers’ use of low carbon intensity practices used for the crops they grow and sell. 

3. What would return the greatest value to the farmer? 

______ Selling credits for low carbon intensity production practices on a carbon market

      separate from crop sales

______ Compensation for low carbon intensity...