HF 312

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Metropolitan Council elections provided.

Section 1: Candidate language added.

Section 2: Local officials language added.

Section 3: Amounts language added.

Section 4: Contribution limits language modified.

Section 5: Metropolitan council public subsidy language provided.

Section 6: Special election subsidy language added.

Section 7:Addidavit of contributors language modified.

Section 8: When return required language modified.

Section 9: Definitions modified.

Section 10: State and local offices language added.

Section 11: Candidates in state and county general elections language added.

Section 12: Absent candidates language added.

Section 13: Candidates; filing fees; petition in place of filing fee language added.

Section 14: Other election districts language added.

Section 15: Allocation of election expenses language added.

Section 16: Officers language added.

Section 17: State and county nonpartisan primary ballot language added.

Section 18: Vacancy in office of Metropolitan council member language provided.

Section 19: Special Metropolitan Council election language provided.

Section 20: General language added.

Section 21-22: "Candidate" definition language added.

Section 23: Refund of contributions to political parties and candidates language added.

Section 24: Eligibility language added.

Section 25: Creation language modified.

Section 26: Chair; appointment, officers, selection; duties language modified.

Section 27: Compensation language provided.

Section 28: Performance and budget analyst language modified

Section 29: Metropolitan council elections language provided.

Section 30: Initial salary language provided.

Section 31: Application language provided.

Section 32: Repealer language provided.

Section 33: Effective date provided.

JAJ 3/8/7