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MN Stat § 211B.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.09 — Prohibited Public Employee Activities.

211B.09 PROHIBITED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES. An employee or official of the state or of a political subdivision may not use official authority or influence to compel a person to apply for membership in or become a member of a political organization, to pay or promise to pay a political contribution, or to take part in political activity. A political subdivision may not impose or enforce additional limitations on the political activities of its employees. History:   1988 c 578 art 3 s 9
MN Stat § 211B.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.10 — Inducing Or Refraining Candidacy; Time Off For Public Office Meetings.

211B.10 INDUCING OR REFRAINING CANDIDACY; TIME OFF FOR PUBLIC OFFICE MEETINGS. Subdivision 1. Inducing or refraining from candidacy. A person may not reward or promise to reward another in any manner to induce the person to be or refrain from or cease being a candidate. A person may not solicit or receive a payment, promise, or reward from another for this purpose. Subd. 1a. Prohibited activities of a political party. A political party unit may not, through imposition or threatened imposition of any fine, sanction, or other penalty, attempt to coerce an individual who does not have the party unit's official endorsement as a means to prevent the individual from filing as a candidate for office. Subd. 2. Time off for public office meetings. A person elected to a public office must be permitted time off from regular employment to attend meetings required by reason of the public office. The time off may be without pay, with pay, or made up with other hours, as agreed between the employee and employer. When an employee takes time off without pay, the employer shall make an effort to allow the employee to make up the time with other hours when the employee is available. No retaliatory action may be taken by the employer for absences to attend meetings necessitated by reason of the employee's public office. History:  1988 c 578 art 3 s 10; 2012 c 250 s 3
MN Stat § 211B.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.11 — Election Day Prohibitions.

211B.11 ELECTION DAY PROHIBITIONS. Subdivision 1. Soliciting near polling places. A person may not display campaign material, post signs, ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter within a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, or anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary or election day to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question. A person may not provide political badges, political buttons, or other political insignia to be worn at or about the polling place on the day of a primary or election. A political badge, political button, or other political insignia may not be worn at or about the polling place on primary or election day. This section applies to areas established by the county auditor or municipal clerk for absentee voting as provided in chapter 203B. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the distribution of "I VOTED" stickers as provided in section 204B.49. [See Note.] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79] Subd. 3. Transportation of voters to polling place; penalty. A person transporting a voter to or from the polling place may not ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter on primary or election day to vote or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question. Subd. 4. Penalty. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor. History: 1988 c 578 art 3 s 11; 1989 c 291 art 1 s 32; 1993 c 223 s 25; 2014 c 288 art 2 s 8; 2017 c 92 art 1 s 27 NOTE: See Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, 138 S.Ct. 1876 (2018) for discussion of constitutionality of subdivision 1.
MN Stat § 211B.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.12 — Legal Expenditures.

211B.12 LEGAL EXPENDITURES. Use of money collected for political purposes is prohibited unless the use is reasonably related to the conduct of election campaigns, or is a noncampaign disbursement as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 26. The following are permitted expenditures when made for political purposes: (1) salaries, wages, and fees; (2) communications, mailing, transportation, and travel; (3) campaign advertising; (4) printing; (5) office and other space and necessary equipment, furnishings, and incidental supplies; (6) charitable contributions of not more than $100 to any charity organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code annually, except that the amount contributed is not limited by this clause if the political committee, political fund, party unit, principal campaign committee, or campaign fund of a candidate for political subdivision office that made the contribution dissolves within one year after the contribution is made; and (7) other expenses, not included in clauses (1) to (6), that are reasonably related to the conduct of election campaigns. In addition, expenditures made for the purpose of providing information to constituents, whether or not related to the conduct of an election, are permitted expenses. Money collected for political purposes and assets of a political committee or political fund may not be converted to personal use. History:  1988 c 578 art 3 s 12; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 48; 2008 c 295 s 23; 2010 c 327 s 27; 2015 c 73 s 23
MN Stat § 211B.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.13 — Bribery, Treating, And Solicitation.

211B.13 BRIBERY, TREATING, AND SOLICITATION. Subdivision 1. Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited. A person who willfully, directly or indirectly, advances, pays, gives, promises, or lends any money, food, liquor, clothing, entertainment, or other thing of monetary value, or who offers, promises, or endeavors to obtain any money, position, appointment, employment, or other valuable consideration, to or for a person, in order to induce a voter to refrain from voting, or to vote in a particular way, at an election, is guilty of a felony. This section does not prevent a candidate from stating publicly preference for or support of another candidate to be voted for at the same primary or election. Refreshments of food or nonalcoholic beverages having a value up to $5 consumed on the premises at a private gathering or public meeting are not prohibited under this section. Subd. 2. Certain solicitations prohibited. A person may not knowingly solicit, receive, or accept any money, property, or other thing of monetary value, or a promise or pledge of these that is a disbursement prohibited by this section or section 211B.15. History:  1988 c 578 art 3 s 13; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 63
MN Stat § 211B.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.14 — Digest Of Laws.

211B.14 DIGEST OF LAWS. The secretary of state, with the approval of the attorney general, shall prepare and print an easily understandable digest of this chapter and annotations of it. The digest may include other related laws and annotations at the discretion of the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall distribute the digest to candidates and committees through the county auditor or otherwise as the secretary of state considers expedient. A copy of the digest and, if appropriate, a financial reporting form and a certification of filing form must be distributed to each candidate by the filing officer at the time that the candidate's affidavit of candidacy is filed. History:  1988 c 578 art 3 s 14; 1993 c 223 s 26; 1997 c 147 s 73
MN Stat § 211B.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.16 — Prosecution.

211B.16 PROSECUTION. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13] Subd. 3. County attorney authority. A county attorney may prosecute any violation of this chapter. History:  1988 c 578 art 3 s 16; 2004 c 277 s 5
MN Stat § 211B.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.17 — Forfeiture Of Nomination Or Office; Circumstances Where Not Forfeited.

211B.17 FORFEITURE OF NOMINATION OR OFFICE; CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE NOT FORFEITED. Subdivision 1. Forfeiture of nomination or office. Except as provided in subdivision 2, if a candidate is found guilty of violating this chapter or an offense was committed by another individual with the knowledge, consent, or connivance of the candidate, the court, after entering the adjudication of guilty, shall enter a supplemental judgment declaring that the candidate has forfeited the nomination or office. If the court enters the supplemental judgment, it shall transmit to the filing officer a transcript of the supplemental judgment, the nomination or office becomes vacant, and the vacancy must be filled as provided by law. Subd. 2. Circumstances where nomination or office not forfeited. In a trial for a violation of this chapter, the candidate's nomination or election is not void if the court finds that: (1) an offense, though committed by the candidate or with the candidate's knowledge, consent, or connivance, was trivial; or (2) an act or omission of a candidate arose from accidental miscalculation or other reasonable cause, but in any case not from a want of good faith; and the court also finds that it would be unjust for a candidate to forfeit the nomination or election. None of these findings is a defense to a conviction under this chapter. History:   1988 c 578 art 3 s 17
MN Stat § 211B.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.18 — Disqualified Candidate Not To Hold Various Positions.

211B.18 DISQUALIFIED CANDIDATE NOT TO HOLD VARIOUS POSITIONS. A candidate whose election to office has been set aside for a violation of this chapter may not be appointed, during the period fixed by law as the term of the office, to fill a vacancy in that office. A candidate or other individual who is convicted of a violation of this chapter may not be appointed, during the period fixed by law as the term of the office with respect to which the election was held and the offense was committed, to fill a vacancy that may occur in the office. An appointment to an office made contrary to the provisions of this section is void. A candidate or other individual who is convicted of a violation of this chapter is not qualified, during the period fixed by law as the term of the office with respect to which the election was held and the offense was committed, to fill a vacancy in an office for which the legislature may establish qualifications under article XII, section 3, of the Minnesota Constitution. History:   1988 c 578 art 3 s 18
MN Stat § 211B.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.19 — Penalties For Violation.

211B.19 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. A violation of this chapter for which no other penalty is provided is a misdemeanor. History:   1988 c 578 art 3 s 19
MN Stat § 211B.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.20 — Denial Of Access By Political Candidates To Multiple Unit Dwellings.

211B.20 DENIAL OF ACCESS BY POLITICAL CANDIDATES TO MULTIPLE UNIT DWELLINGS. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. (a) It is unlawful for a person, either directly or indirectly, to deny access to an apartment house, dormitory, nursing home, manufactured home park, other multiple unit facility used as a residence, or an area in which two or more single-family dwellings are located on private roadways to a candidate who has: (1) organized a campaign committee under applicable federal or state law; (2) filed a financial report as required by section 211A.02; or (3) filed an affidavit of candidacy for elected office. A candidate granted access under this section must be allowed to be accompanied by campaign volunteers. (b) Access to a facility or area is only required if it is located within the district or territory that will be represented by the office to which the candidate seeks election, and the candidate and any accompanying campaign volunteers seek access exclusively for the purpose of campaigning for a candidate or registering voters. The candidate must be seeking election to office at the next general or special election to be held for that office. (c) A candidate and any accompanying campaign volunteers granted access under this section must be permitted to leave campaign materials for residents at their doors, except that the manager of a nursing home may direct that the campaign materials be left at a central location within the facility. The campaign materials must be left in an orderly manner. (d) If a facility or area contains multiple buildings, a candidate and accompanying volunteers must be permitted to access more than one building on a single visit, but access is limited to only one building at a time. If multiple candidates are traveling together, each candidate and that candidate's accompanying volunteers is limited to one building at a time, but all of the candidates and accompanying volunteers traveling together must not be restricted to accessing the same building at the same time. (e) A violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Exceptions. Subdivision 1 does not prohibit: (1) denial of admittance into a particular apartment, room, manufactured home, or personal residential unit; (2) requiring reasonable and proper identification as a necessary prerequisite to admission to a multiple unit dwelling; (3) in the case of a nursing home or an assisted living facility under chapter 144G, denial of permission to visit certain persons for valid health reasons; (4) limiting visits by candidates or volunteers accompanied by the candidate to a reasonable number of persons or reasonable hours; (5) requiring a prior appointment to gain access to the facility; or (6) denial of admittance to or expulsion from a multiple unit dwelling for good cause. History:  1988 c 578 art 3 s 20; 2010 c 314 s 3; 7Sp2020 c 1 art 6 s 25
MN Stat § 211B.205 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.205 — Participation In Public Parades.

211B.205 PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC PARADES. If a public parade allows candidates, a candidate must be allowed to participate for a fee that is not greater than the amount that is charged to other units participating in the parade. History:   1Sp2001 c 10 art 18 s 40
MN Stat § 211B.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.21 — Applicability.

211B.21 APPLICABILITY. Nothing in section 211B.17 or 211B.18 may be construed to limit the ability of each house of the legislature to act as judge of the election returns and eligibility of its own members. History:   1988 c 578 art 3 s 21
MN Stat § 211B.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.31 — Definition.

211B.31 DEFINITION. As used in sections 211B.32 to 211B.36, "office" means the Office of Administrative Hearings. History:   2004 c 277 s 6
MN Stat § 211B.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.32 — Complaints Of Unfair Campaign Practices.

211B.32 COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES. Subdivision 1. Administrative remedy; exhaustion. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 211A or 211B must be filed with the office. The complaint must be finally disposed of by the office before the alleged violation may be prosecuted by a county attorney. (b) Complaints arising under those sections and related to those individuals and associations specified in section 10A.022, subdivision 3, must be filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Subd. 2. Limitation on filing. The complaint must be filed with the office within one year after the occurrence of the act or failure to act that is the subject of the complaint, except that if the act or failure to act involves fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation that could not be discovered during that one-year period, the complaint may be filed with the office within one year after the fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation was discovered. Subd. 3. Form of complaint. The complaint must be in writing, submitted under oath, and detail the factual basis for the claim that a violation of law has occurred. The office may prescribe the form of a complaint. Subd. 4. Proof of claim. The burden of proving the allegations in the complaint is on the complainant. The standard of proof of a violation of section 211B.06, relating to false statements in paid political advertising or campaign material, is clear and convincing evidence. The standard of proof of any other violation of chapter 211A or 211B is a preponderance of the evidence. Subd. 5. Filing fee; waiver; refund. (a) The complaint must be accompanied by a filing fee of $50, unless filed by a filing officer under section 211A.05, subdivision 2. (b) The office may waive the payment of the filing fee, if the individual seeking a waiver of the fee files with the office an affidavit stating that the individual is financially unable to pay the fee. (c) The office may refund the filing fee of a complainant who prevails on the merits. Subd. 6. Service on respondent. Upon receipt of the filed complaint, the office must immediately notify the respondent and provide the respondent with a copy of the complaint by the most expeditious means available. History:  2004 c 277 s 7; 2013 c 138 art 1 s 54; 2015 c 73 s 26
MN Stat § 211B.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.34 — Probable Cause Hearing.

211B.34 PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING. Subdivision 1. Time for review. The assigned administrative law judge must hold a probable cause hearing on the complaint no later than three business days after receiving the assignment if an expedited hearing is required by section 211B.33, except that for good cause the administrative law judge may hold the hearing no later than seven days after receiving the assignment. If an expedited hearing is not required by section 211B.33, the administrative law judge must hold the hearing not later than 30 days after receiving the assignment. Subd. 2. Disposition. At the probable cause hearing, the administrative law judge must make one of the following determinations: (a) The complaint is frivolous, or there is no probable cause to believe that the violation of law alleged in the complaint has occurred. If the administrative law judge makes either determination, the administrative law judge must dismiss the complaint. (b) There is probable cause to believe that the violation of law alleged in the complaint has occurred. If the administrative law judge so determines, the chief administrative law judge must schedule the complaint for an evidentiary hearing under section 211B.35. Subd. 3. Reconsideration by chief administrative law judge. (a) If the administrative law judge dismisses the complaint, the administrative law judge shall provide to the complainant written notice of the right to seek reconsideration of the decision on the record by the chief administrative law judge. (b) A petition for reconsideration must be filed within two business days after the dismissal. The chief administrative law judge must make a decision on the petition within three business days after receiving the petition. If the chief administrative law judge determines that the assigned administrative law judge made a clear error of law and grants the petition, within five business days after granting the petition, the chief administrative law judge shall schedule the complaint for an evidentiary hearing under section 211B.35. History:   2004 c 277 s 9
MN Stat § 211B.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.35 — Evidentiary Hearing By Panel.

211B.35 EVIDENTIARY HEARING BY PANEL. Subdivision 1. Deadline for hearing. When required by section 211B.34, subdivision 2 or 3, the chief administrative law judge must assign the complaint to a panel of three administrative law judges for an evidentiary hearing. The hearing must be held within the following times: (1) ten days after the complaint was assigned, if an expedited probable cause hearing was requested or required under section 211B.33; (2) 30 days after the complaint was filed, if it was filed within 60 days before the primary or special election or within 90 days before the general election to which the complaint relates; or (3) 90 days after the complaint was filed, if it was filed at any other time. For good cause shown, the panel may extend the deadline set forth in clause (2) or (3) by 60 days. Subd. 2. Disposition of complaint. The panel must determine whether the violation alleged in the complaint occurred and must make at least one of the following dispositions: (a) The panel may dismiss the complaint. (b) The panel may issue a reprimand. (c) The panel may find that a statement made in a paid advertisement or campaign material violated section 211B.06. (d) The panel may impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for any violation of chapter 211A or 211B. (e) The panel may refer the complaint to the appropriate county attorney. Subd. 3. Time for disposition. The panel must dispose of the complaint: (1) within three days after the hearing record closes, if an expedited probable cause hearing was required by section 211B.33; and (2) within 14 days after the hearing record closes, if an expedited probable cause hearing was not required by section 211B.33. History:   2004 c 277 s 10
MN Stat § 211B.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices|Section 211B.36 — Procedures.

211B.36 PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Evidence and argument. The administrative law judge or panel may consider any evidence and argument submitted until a hearing record is closed, including affidavits and documentation, or may continue a hearing to enable the parties to submit additional testimony. Subd. 2. Withdrawal of complaint. At any time before an evidentiary hearing under section 211B.35 begins, a complainant may withdraw a complaint filed under section 211B.32. After the evidentiary hearing begins, a complaint filed under section 211B.32 may only be withdrawn with the permission of the panel. Subd. 3. Costs. If the assigned administrative law judge or panel determines the complaint is frivolous, they may order the complainant to pay the respondent's reasonable attorney fees and to pay the costs of the office in the proceeding in which the complaint was dismissed. Subd. 4. Hearings public. A hearing under section 211B.34 or 211B.35 may be conducted by conference telephone call or by interactive television. All hearings must be open to the public. Subd. 5. Judicial review. A party aggrieved by a final decision on a complaint filed under section 211B.32 is entitled to judicial review of the decision as provided in sections 14.63 to 14.69; however, proceedings on a complaint filed under section 211B.32 are not a contested case within the meaning of chapter 14 and are not otherwise governed by chapter 14. History:   2004 c 277 s 11