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MN Stat § 10A.243 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.243 — Termination Of Registration.

10A.243 TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Termination report. A political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit may terminate its registration with the board after it has disposed of all its assets in excess of $100 by filing a final report of receipts and expenditures. The final report must be identified as a termination report and must include all financial transactions that occurred after the last date included on the most recent report filed with the board. The termination report may be filed at any time after the asset threshold in this section is reached. Subd. 2. Asset disposition. "Assets" include credit balances at vendors, prepaid postage and postage stamps, as well as physical assets. Assets must be disposed of at their fair market value. Assets of a political fund that consist of, or were acquired using, only the general treasury money of the fund's supporting association remain the property of the association upon termination of the association's political fund registration and are not subject to the disposal requirements of this section. History:   2013 c 138 art 1 s 36
MN Stat § 10A.245 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.245 — Administrative Termination Of Inactive Committees And Funds.

10A.245 ADMINISTRATIVE TERMINATION OF INACTIVE COMMITTEES AND FUNDS. Subdivision 1. Inactivity defined. (a) A principal campaign committee becomes inactive on the later of the following dates: (1) six years after the last election in which the individual for whom the committee exists was a candidate for the office sought or held at the time the principal campaign committee registered with the board; or (2) six years after the last day on which the individual for whom the committee exists served in an elective office subject to this chapter. (b) A political committee, political fund, or party unit becomes inactive when four years have elapsed since the end of a reporting period during which the political committee, political fund, or party unit made an expenditure or disbursement requiring itemized disclosure under this chapter. (c) A political fund that has elected voluntary inactive status under section 10A.244 becomes inactive within the meaning of this section when four years have elapsed during which the political fund was continuously in voluntary inactive status. Subd. 2. Termination by board. The board may terminate the registration of a principal campaign committee, party unit, political committee, or political fund found to be inactive under this section 60 days after sending written notice of inactivity by certified mail to the affected association at the last address on record with the board for that association. Within 60 days after the board sends notice under this section, the affected association must dispose of its assets as provided in this subdivision. The assets of the principal campaign committee, party unit, or political committee must be used for the purposes authorized by this chapter or section 211B.12 or must be liquidated and deposited in the general account of the state elections campaign account. The assets of an association's political fund that were derived from the association's general treasury money revert to the association's general treasury. Assets of a political fund that resulted from contributions to the political fund must be used for the purposes authorized by this chapter or section 211B.12 or must be liquidated and deposited in the general account of the state elections campaign account. History:   2013 c 138 art 1 s 38
MN Stat § 10A.246 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.246 — Unpaid Debt Upon Termination.

10A.246 UNPAID DEBT UPON TERMINATION. Termination of a registration with the board does not affect the liability, if any, of the association or its candidates, officers, or other individuals for obligations incurred in the name of the association or its political fund. History:   2013 c 138 art 1 s 39
MN Stat § 10A.255 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.255 — Adjustment By Consumer Price Index.

10A.255 ADJUSTMENT BY CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. Subdivision 1. Method of calculation. The dollar amounts in section 10A.25, subdivision 2, must be adjusted for general election years as provided in this section. Each general election year, the executive director of the board must determine the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index from December of the year preceding the last general election year to December of the year preceding the year in which the determination is made. The dollar amounts used for the preceding general election year must be multiplied by that percentage. The product of the calculation must be added to each dollar amount to produce the dollar limitations to be in effect for the next general election. The product must be rounded up to the next highest $100 increment. The index used must be the revised Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the St. Paul-Minneapolis metropolitan area prepared by the United States Department of Labor. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1999 c 220 s 51] Subd. 3. Publication of expenditure limit. By April 15 of each election year the board must publish on its website the expenditure limit for each office for that calendar year under section 10A.25 as adjusted by this section. The revisor of statutes must code the adjusted amounts in the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, section 10A.25, subdivision 2. History:  1980 c 587 art 3 s 3; 1987 c 214 s 7; 1988 c 707 s 3; 1990 c 608 art 3 s 16; 1991 c 349 s 16; 1999 c 220 s 31,32,50; 2002 c 363 s 25; 2014 c 309 s 20
MN Stat § 10A.257 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.257 — Carryforward.

10A.257 CARRYFORWARD. Subdivision 1. Unused funds. After all campaign expenditures and noncampaign disbursements for an election cycle have been made, an amount up to 25 percent of the election cycle expenditure limit for the office may be carried forward. Any remaining amount up to the total amount of the public subsidy from the state elections campaign fund must be returned to the state treasury for credit to the general fund under section 10A.324. Any remaining amount in excess of the total public subsidy must be contributed to the state elections campaign account or a political party for multicandidate expenditures as defined in section 10A.275. Subd. 2. Unused postage and credit balances carried forward. Postage that is purchased but not used during an election cycle and credit balances at vendors that exceed a combined total of $500 must be carried forward and counted as expenditures during the election cycle during which they are used. History:  1974 c 470 s 25; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 307 s 21-23; 1978 c 463 s 67-74; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 214 s 5,6; 1988 c 686 art 1 s 41; 1988 c 707 s 2; 1990 c 608 art 3 s 11-15; 1991 c 349 s 13-15; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 20-25; 1996 c 459 s 2; 1999 c 220 s 30,50; 2013 c 138 art 1 s 43
MN Stat § 10A.271 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.271 — Sale Of Goods And Services For Fund-raising Purposes.

10A.271 SALE OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR FUND-RAISING PURPOSES. Subdivision 1. Notice to contributors. A political committee, political fund, political party unit, or principal campaign committee that raises funds through the sale of goods or services must disclose to potential customers that the proceeds from the purchase are a political contribution and to whom the contribution is made. The notice may be provided verbally at the time of purchase, or through the prominent display of a sign providing the notice in immediate proximity to the point of sale at the location where the goods or services are sold. Subd. 2. Exception. This section does not apply to goods or services sold at fund-raising events that require the purchase of a ticket to attend or at events where the main purpose is to conduct fund-raising. Subd. 3. Penalty. A political committee, political fund, political party unit, or principal campaign committee that knowingly violates this section is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000. History:   2018 c 119 s 29
MN Stat § 10A.273 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.273 — Contributions And Solicitations During Legislative Session.

10A.273 CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITATIONS DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. Subdivision 1. Contributions during legislative session. (a) A candidate for the legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within a house of the legislature, must not solicit or accept a contribution from a registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not registered with the board during a regular session of the legislature. (b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not registered with the board must not make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or a political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within a house of the legislature during a regular session of the legislature. Subd. 2. Party unit solicitations. A political party unit must not solicit or receive at an event hosted by a candidate for the legislature or by a candidate for constitutional office a contribution from a lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or party unit during a regular session of the legislature. Subd. 3. Definition. For purposes of this section, a "regular session" starts at 12:00 a.m., on the first day of each annual session and ends at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of each annual session. For purposes of this section, regular session does not include a special session or the interim between the two annual sessions of a biennium. Subd. 4. Civil penalty. A candidate, political committee, party unit, political fund, an association not registered with the board, or a registered lobbyist that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000. If the board makes a public finding that there is probable cause to believe a violation of this section has occurred, the board may bring an action, or transmit the finding to a county attorney who must bring an action, in the District Court of Ramsey County, to collect a civil penalty as imposed by the board. Penalties paid under this section must be deposited in the general fund in the state treasury. Subd. 5. Special election. This section does not apply in a legislative special election during the period beginning when the person becomes a candidate in the special election and ending on the day of the special election. History:  1990 c 608 art 3 s 4; 1991 c 349 s 9,10; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 6,7; 1994 c 377 s 3,4; 1999 c 220 s 8-10,50; 2002 c 363 s 31-33; 2013 c 138 art 3 s 7,8; 2015 c 73 s 16,17; 2018 c 119 s 30
MN Stat § 10A.275 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.275 — Multicandidate Political Party Expenditures.

10A.275 MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL PARTY EXPENDITURES. Subdivision 1. Exceptions. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the following expenditures by a party unit, or two or more party units acting together, with at least one party unit being either: the state committee or the party organization within a congressional district, county, or legislative district, are not considered contributions to or expenditures on behalf of a candidate for the purposes of section 10A.25 or 10A.27 and must not be allocated to candidates under section 10A.20, subdivision 3, paragraph (h): (1) expenditures on behalf of candidates of that party generally without referring to any of them specifically in a published, posted, or broadcast advertisement; (2) expenditures for the preparation, display, mailing, or other distribution of an official party sample ballot listing the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot; (3) expenditures for a telephone call, voice mail, text message, multimedia message, internet chat message, or e-mail when the communication includes the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot; (4) expenditures for a political party fund-raising effort on behalf of three or more candidates; or (5) expenditures for party committee staff services that benefit three or more candidates. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1999 c 220 s 51] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1999 c 220 s 51] History:  1978 c 463 s 83; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 1; 1990 c 608 art 3 s 19; 1999 c 220 s 35; 2021 c 31 art 4 s 30
MN Stat § 10A.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.28 — Penalty For Exceeding Limits.

10A.28 PENALTY FOR EXCEEDING LIMITS. Subdivision 1. Exceeding expenditure limits. A candidate subject to the expenditure limits in section 10A.25 who permits the candidate's principal campaign committee to make expenditures or permits approved expenditures to be made on the candidate's behalf in excess of the limits imposed by section 10A.25, as adjusted by section 10A.255, is subject to a civil penalty up to four times the amount by which the expenditures exceeded the limit. Subd. 2. Exceeding contribution limits. The following are subject to a civil penalty of up to four times the amount by which a contribution exceeds the applicable limits: (1) a lobbyist, political committee, or political fund that makes a contribution in excess of the limits imposed by section 10A.27, subdivisions 1 and 8; (2) a principal campaign committee that makes a contribution in excess of the limits imposed by section 10A.27, subdivision 2; (3) a political party unit that makes a contribution in excess of the limits imposed by section 10A.27, subdivisions 2 and 8; or (4) a candidate who permits the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept contributions in excess of the limits imposed by section 10A.27. Subd. 3. Conciliation agreement. If the board finds that there is reason to believe that excess expenditures have been made or excess contributions accepted contrary to subdivision 1 or 2, the board must make every effort for a period of at least 14 days after its finding to correct the matter by informal methods of conference and conciliation and to enter a conciliation agreement with the person involved. A conciliation agreement under this subdivision is a matter of public record. Unless violated, a conciliation agreement is a bar to any civil proceeding under subdivision 4. Subd. 4. Civil action. If the board is unable after a reasonable time to correct by informal methods a matter where there is reason to believe that excess expenditures have been made or excess contributions accepted contrary to subdivision 1 or 2, the board must make a public finding in the matter. The board may use section 10A.34 to recover fees and penalties or to seek an injunction. History:  1974 c 470 s 28; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1978 c 463 s 84; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 608 art 3 s 20; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 32; 1999 c 220 s 36,50; 2002 c 363 s 34-36; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 8; 2014 c 309 s 21
MN Stat § 10A.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.29 — Circumvention Prohibited.

10A.29 CIRCUMVENTION PROHIBITED. An individual or association that attempts to circumvent this chapter by redirecting a contribution through, or making a contribution on behalf of, another individual or association is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $3,000. History:  1974 c 470 s 29; 1978 c 463 s 85; 1999 c 220 s 37; 2002 c 363 s 37
MN Stat § 10A.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.30 — State Elections Campaign Account.

10A.30 STATE ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. An account is established in the special revenue fund of the state known as the "state elections campaign account." Subd. 2. Separate account. Within the state elections campaign account there must be maintained a separate political party account for the state committee and the candidates of each political party and a general account. Subd. 3. Special elections account. An account is established in the special revenue fund of the state known as the "state special elections campaign account." History:  1974 c 470 s 30; 1976 c 307 s 25; 1978 c 463 s 86; 1990 c 608 art 3 s 21; 1991 c 349 s 18; 1999 c 220 s 38,50; 2013 c 138 art 3 s 9
MN Stat § 10A.315 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.315 — Special Election Subsidy.

10A.315 SPECIAL ELECTION SUBSIDY. (a) Each eligible candidate for a legislative office in a special election must be paid a public subsidy equal to the sum of: (1) the party account money at the last general election for the candidate's party for the office the candidate is seeking; and (2) the general account money paid to a candidate for the same office at the last general election. (b) A candidate who wishes to receive this public subsidy must submit a signed agreement under section 10A.322 to the board and must meet the contribution requirements of section 10A.323. The special election subsidy must be distributed in the same manner as money in the party and general accounts is distributed to legislative candidates in a general election. (c) The amount necessary to make the payments required by this section is appropriated from the general fund for transfer to the state special elections campaign account for distribution by the board as set forth in this section. History:  1990 c 608 art 3 s 22; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 38; 1999 c 220 s 40; 2013 c 138 art 3 s 11
MN Stat § 10A.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.321 — Estimates Of Minimum Amounts To Be Received.

10A.321 ESTIMATES OF MINIMUM AMOUNTS TO BE RECEIVED. Subdivision 1. Calculation and certification of estimates. The commissioner of revenue must calculate and certify to the board one week before the first day for filing for office in each election year an estimate of the total amount in the state general account of the state elections campaign account and the amount of money each candidate who qualifies, as provided in section 10A.31, subdivisions 6 and 7, may receive from the candidate's party account in the state elections campaign account. This estimate must be based upon the allocations and formulas in section 10A.31, subdivisions 5 and 5a, any necessary vote totals provided by the secretary of state to apply the formulas in section 10A.31, subdivisions 5 and 5a, and the amount of money expected to be available after 100 percent of the tax returns have been processed. Subd. 2. Publication, certification, and notification procedures. Before the first day of filing for office, the board must publish and forward to all filing officers the estimates calculated and certified under subdivision 1 along with a copy of section 10A.25, subdivision 10. Within one week after the last day for filing for office, the secretary of state must certify to the board the name, address, office sought, and party affiliation of each candidate who has filed with that office an affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot. The auditor of each county must certify to the board the same information for each candidate who has filed with that county an affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot. Within two weeks after the last day for filing for office, the board must notify all candidates of their estimated minimum amount. The board must include with the notice a form for the agreement provided in section 10A.322 along with a copy of section 10A.25, subdivision 10. History:  1990 c 608 art 3 s 23; 1999 c 220 s 41,50; 2010 c 184 s 2; 2013 c 138 art 4 s 5
MN Stat § 10A.323 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.323 — Affidavit Of Contributions.

10A.323 AFFIDAVIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) In addition to the requirements of section 10A.322, to be eligible to receive a public subsidy under section 10A.31 a candidate or the candidate's treasurer must: (1) between January 1 of the previous year and the cutoff date for transactions included in the report of receipts and expenditures due before the primary election, accumulate contributions from individuals eligible to vote in this state in at least the amount indicated for the office sought, counting only the first $50 received from each contributor, excluding in-kind contributions: (i) candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $35,000; (ii) candidates for attorney general, $15,000; (iii) candidates for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, $6,000; (iv) candidates for the senate, $3,000; and (v) candidates for the house of representatives, $1,500; (2) file an affidavit with the board stating that the principal campaign committee has complied with this paragraph. The affidavit must state the total amount of contributions that have been received from individuals eligible to vote in this state, excluding: (i) the portion of any contribution in excess of $50; (ii) any in-kind contribution; and (iii) any contribution for which the name and address of the contributor is not known and recorded; and (3) submit the affidavit required by this section to the board in writing by the deadline for reporting of receipts and expenditures before a primary under section 10A.20, subdivision 2. (b) A candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a special election for which the filing period does not coincide with the filing period for the general election must accumulate the contributions specified in paragraph (a) and must submit the affidavit required by this section to the board within five days after the close of the filing period for the special election for which the candidate filed. (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a special election called under section 204B.13, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), must accumulate the contributions specified in paragraph (a) and must submit the affidavit required by this section to the board within 12 calendar days after the general election. (d) A candidate or the candidate's treasurer must be able to electronically file the affidavit required under this section in the same manner as other reports required by this chapter. The board must not require the candidate or candidate's treasurer to notarize the affidavit of contribution. History:  1990 c 608 art 3 s 25; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 41; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 220 s 43,50; 2002 c 363 s 40; 2008 c 295 s 7; 2010 c 184 s 4; 2010 c 327 s 22; 2010 c 397 s 14; 2013 c 138 art 1 s 50; 1Sp2017 c 4 art 3 s 16; 2018 c 119 s 32; 2021 c 31 art 4 s 31