<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>provisions governing independent expenditures in political campaigns; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>changing certain notice requirements and deadlines; changing certain campaign <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>expenditure and contribution limits and certain reporting requirements; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>authorizing electronic filing of certain items with the Campaign Finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Public Disclosure Board; providing contribution limits for judicial candidates; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>making certain reports filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Board nonpublic data until certain conditions have been met;  requiring the public <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subsidy for an eligible candidate be withheld until a required report has been <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>filed; requiring a report;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 10A.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivisions 18, 26; 10A.04, subdivision 5; 10A.071, subdivision 3; 10A.08; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>10A.09, subdivision 7; 10A.14, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>10A.20, subdivisions 1, 12, by adding subdivisions; 10A.27, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>10A.31, by adding a subdivision; 10A.322, subdivision 1; 10A.323; 10A.35; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>13.607, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>10A.20, subdivision 6b.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.01, subdivision 18, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Independent expenditure.</b> "Independent expenditure" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>expenditure expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>if the expenditure is made without the express or implied consent, authorization, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>cooperation of, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>any candidate's principal campaign committee or agent. An independent expenditure is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>not a contribution to that candidate. An expenditure by a political party or political party <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>unit in a race where the political party has a candidate on the ballot is not an independent <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>expenditure.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.01, subdivision 26, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>    Subd. 26.  <b>Noncampaign disbursement.</b> "Noncampaign disbursement" means <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>a purchase or payment of money or anything of value made, or an advance of credit <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>incurred, or a donation in kind received, by a principal campaign committee for any of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>the following purposes: <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    (1) payment for accounting and legal services; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    (2) return of a contribution to the source; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>    (3) repayment of a loan made to the principal campaign committee by that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>committee; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    (4) return of a public subsidy; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>    (5) payment for food, beverages, and necessary utensils and supplies, entertainment, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>and facility rental for a fund-raising event; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>    (6) services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional officer <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>in the executive branch, including the costs of preparing and distributing a suggestion or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>idea solicitation to constituents, performed from the beginning of the term of office to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>adjournment sine die of the legislature in the election year for the office held, and half <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>the cost of services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>officer in the executive branch performed from adjournment sine die to 60 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>adjournment sine die; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    (7) payment for food and beverages consumed by a candidate or volunteers while <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>they are engaged in campaign activities; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>    (8) payment for food or a beverage consumed while attending a reception or meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>directly related to legislative duties; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    (9) payment of expenses incurred by elected or appointed leaders of a legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>caucus in carrying out their leadership responsibilities; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>    (10) payment by a principal campaign committee of the candidate's expenses for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>serving in public office, other than for personal uses; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>    (11) costs of child care for the candidate's children when campaigning; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    (12) fees paid to attend a campaign school; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>    (13) costs of a postelection party during the election year when a candidate's name <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>will no longer appear on a ballot or the general election is concluded, whichever occurs <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>first; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>    (14) interest on loans paid by a principal campaign committee on outstanding loans; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>    (15) filing fees; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>    (16) post-general election thank-you notes or advertisements in the news media; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    (17) the cost of campaign material purchased to replace defective campaign material, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>if the defective material is destroyed without being used; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>    (18) contributions to a party unit; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>    (19) payments for funeral gifts or memorials; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>    (20) the cost of a magnet less than six inches in diameter containing legislator <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>contact information and distributed to constituents; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>    (21) costs associated with a candidate attending a political party state or national <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>convention in this state; and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    (22) other purchases or payments specified in board rules or advisory opinions as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>being for any purpose other than to influence the nomination or election of a candidate or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>to promote or defeat a ballot question; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(23) costs paid to a third party for processing contributions made by a credit card, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>debit card, or electronic check. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>    The board must determine whether an activity involves a noncampaign disbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>within the meaning of this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>    A noncampaign disbursement is considered to be made in the year in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>candidate made the purchase of goods or services or incurred an obligation to pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>goods or services. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Late filing.</b> The board must send a notice by certified mail to any lobbyist <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>or principal who fails after seven days after a filing date imposed by this section to file a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>report or statement or to pay a fee required by this section. If a lobbyist or principal fails to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>file a report or pay a fee required by this section within ten business days after the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>was sent report was due, the board may impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>$100, commencing with the 11th day after the notice was sent report was due. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>must send an additional notice by certified mail to any lobbyist or principal who fails to file <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>a report or pay a fee within 14 days after the first notice was sent by the board ten business <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>days after the report was due that the lobbyist or principal may be subject to a civil penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>for failure to file the report or pay the fee. A lobbyist or principal who fails to file a report <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>or statement or pay a fee within seven days after the second certified mail notice was sent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>by the board is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is: <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>    (1) a contribution as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>10A.01, subdivision 11</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    (2) services to assist an official in the performance of official duties, including <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>but not limited to providing advice, consultation, information, and communication in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>connection with legislation, and services to constituents; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>    (3) services of insignificant monetary value; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>    (4) a plaque with a resale value of $5 or less; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    (5) a trinket or memento costing $5 or less; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    (6) informational material of unexceptional value with a resale value of $5 or less; or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    (7) food or a beverage given at a reception, meal, or meeting away from the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>recipient's place of work by an organization before whom the recipient appears to make a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>speech or answer questions as part of a program. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>    (b) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is given: <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>    (1) because of the recipient's membership in a group, a majority of whose members <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>are not officials, and an equivalent gift is given to the other members of the group; or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>    (2) by a lobbyist or principal who is a member of the family of the recipient, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>the gift is given on behalf of someone who is not a member of that family. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.08, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><b>10A.08 REPRESENTATION DISCLOSURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>A public official who represents a client for a fee before an individual, board, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>commission, or agency that has rulemaking authority in a hearing conducted under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>14, must disclose the official's participation in the action to the board within 14 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>the appearance. The board must send a notice by certified mail to any public official <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>who fails to disclose the participation within 14 days after the appearance. If the public <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>official fails to disclose the participation within ten business days after the notice was sent <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>disclosure required by this section was due, the board may impose a late filing fee of $5 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>per day, not to exceed $100, starting on the 11th day after the notice was sent disclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>was due. The board must send an additional notice by certified mail to a public official <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>who fails to disclose the participation within 14 ten business days after the first notice was <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>sent by the board disclosure was due that the public official may be subject to a civil <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>penalty for failure to disclose the participation. A public official who fails to disclose the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>participation within seven days after the second certified mail notice was sent by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Late filing.</b> The board must send a notice by certified mail to any <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>individual who fails within the prescribed time to file a statement of economic interest <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>required by this section. If an individual fails to file a statement of economic interest <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>required by this section within ten business days after the notice was sent, the board may <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to exceed $100, commencing on the 11th day <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>after the notice was sent statement was due. The board must send an additional notice by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>certified mail to any individual who fails to file a statement within 14 ten business days <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>after the first notice was sent by the board statement was due that the individual may be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>subject to a civil penalty for failure to file a statement. An individual who fails to file a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>statement within seven days after the second certified mail notice was sent by the board is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board up to $1,000.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Form.</b> The statement of organization must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(1) the name and address of the committee, fund, or party unit;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>(2) the name and, address, and e-mail address of the chair of a political committee, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>principal campaign committee, or party unit;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>(3) the name and address of any supporting association of a political fund;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>(4) the name and, address, and e-mail address of the treasurer and any deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>treasurers;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>(5) the name, address, and e-mail address of the candidate of a principal campaign <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>committee;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(6) a listing of all depositories or safety deposit boxes used; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(6) (7) for the state committee of a political party only, a list of its party units.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Failure to file; penalty.</b> The board must send a notice by certified mail to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>any individual who fails to file a statement required by this section. If the an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>fails to file a statement required by this section within ten business days after the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>was sent statement was due, the board may impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>exceed $100, commencing with the 11th day after the notice was sent statement was due.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>The board must send an additional notice by certified mail to any individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>fails to file a statement within 14 ten business days after the first notice was sent by the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>board statement was due that the individual may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>file the report statement. An individual who fails to file the statement within seven days <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>after the second certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>imposed by the board of up to $1,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Exemptions.</b> For good cause shown, the board must grant exemptions to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>the requirement that e-mail addresses be provided.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>First filing; duration.</b> The treasurer of a political committee, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must begin to file the reports <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>required by this section in the first year it receives contributions or makes expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>in excess of $100 and must continue to file until the committee, fund, or party unit is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>terminated. The reports must be filed electronically in a standards-based open format <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>specified by the board. For good cause shown, the board must grant exemptions to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>requirement that reports be filed electronically.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2012, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>reports for election years on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Release of reports.</b> Except as provided in subdivision 1c, a report filed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>under this section is nonpublic data until 8:00 a.m. on the day following the day the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>report was due.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    Subd. 1c. <b>Reports of certain political party units.</b> (a) This subdivision applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>the following party units: <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>(1)  the two state party units of major political parties that received the highest level <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>of contributions in the last election year;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>(2) the two party units established by members of a major party in the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>representatives that received the highest level of contributions in the last election year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(3) the two party units established by members of a major party in the senate that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>received the highest level of contributions in the last election year.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(b) A report filed under this section by a member of one of the party units listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>paragraph (a) is nonpublic data until the reports of each of the party units in that group <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>have been filed.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(c) A report filed electronically under this section by a member of one of the party <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>units listed in paragraph (a) is nonpublic data unless the reports of each of the party <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>units in that group are filed electronically or until the board has created electronic data <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>from the nonelectronic report so that data from each report are available in the same <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>electronic form. The board may produce a viewable image of an electronic report after the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>requirements of paragraph (b) have been met.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(d) A party unit may waive the restrictions on publication of data established in this <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>section through a written statement signed by the treasurer.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(e) Nothing in this subdivision prevents the board from publicly disclosing that an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>entity subject to this section has filed a report and the date the report was filed.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(f) Each group listed in paragraph (a) is exempt from the electronic filing requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>unless both members of the group have approved the filing format specified by the board.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.20, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Failure to file; penalty.</b> The board must send a notice by certified mail <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>to any individual who fails to file a statement required by this section. If an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>fails to file a statement report required by this section that is due January 31 within ten <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>business days after the notice was sent report was due, the board may impose a late filing <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>fee of $5 per day, not to exceed $100, commencing with the 11th day after the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>was sent report was due.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>If an individual fails to file a statement report required by this section that is due <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>before a primary or election within three days after the date due, regardless of whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>individual has received any notice, the board may impose a late filing fee of $50 per day, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>not to exceed $500, commencing on the fourth day after the date the statement was due.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>The board must send an additional notice by certified mail to an individual who fails <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>to file a statement report within 14 ten business days after the first notice was sent by the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>board report was due that the individual may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>file a statement the report. An individual who fails to file the statement report within <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>seven days after the second certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Contribution limits.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>a candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>aggregate contributions made or delivered by any individual, political committee, or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>political fund in excess of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(1) to candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $2,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>an election year for the office sought and $500 in other years;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>(2) to a candidate for attorney general, $1,000 in an election year for the office <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>sought and $200 in other years;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(3) to a candidate for the office of secretary of state or state auditor, $500 in an <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>election year for the office sought and $100 in other years;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>(4) to a candidate for state senator, $500 in an election year for the office sought and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>$100 in other years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(5) to a candidate for state representative, $500 in an election year for the office <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>sought and $100 in the other year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(6) to a candidate for judicial office, $2,000 in an election year for the office sought <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>and $500 in other years.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>(b) The following deliveries are not subject to the bundling limitation in this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>(1) delivery of contributions collected by a member of the candidate's principal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>campaign committee, such as a block worker or a volunteer who hosts a fund-raising <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>event, to the committee's treasurer; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>(2) a delivery made by an individual on behalf of the individual's spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>(c) A lobbyist, political committee, political party unit, or political fund must not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>make a contribution a candidate is prohibited from accepting.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.</b>This section is effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>following final enactment, and applies to contributions received by a candidate for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>judicial office on or after that date. A candidate who has accepted a contribution from <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>an individual, political committee, or political fund between January 1, 2010, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>effective date of this act may only accept an additional contribution from that individual, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>political committee, or political fund during calendar year 2010 to the extent that the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>additional contribution does not cause the aggregate amount received from that contributor <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>to exceed the limit contained in this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.31, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>    Subd. 7a. <b>Withholding of public subsidy.</b> If a candidate who is eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>payment of public subsidy under this section has not filed the report of receipts and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>expenditures required under section 10A.20 before a primary election, any public subsidy <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>for which that candidate is eligible must be withheld by the board until the candidate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>complies with the filing requirements of section 10A.20 and the board has sufficient time <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>to review or audit the report. If a candidate who is eligible for public subsidy does not file <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>the report due before the primary election under section 10A.20 by the date that the report <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>of receipts and expenditures filed before the general election is due, that candidate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>not be paid public subsidy for that election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.322, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Agreement by candidate.</b> (a) As a condition of receiving a public <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>subsidy, a candidate must sign and file with the board a written agreement in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>candidate agrees that the candidate will comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>10A.25</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>10A.27, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>10
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>10A.31, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraph (c); 
         <statute_ref>10A.324</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>10A.38</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>    (b) Before the first day of filing for office, the board must forward agreement forms to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>all filing officers. The board must also provide agreement forms to candidates on request at <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>any time. The candidate must file the agreement with the board by September 1 preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>the candidate's general election or a special election held at the general election. An <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>agreement may not be filed after that date. An agreement once filed may not be rescinded. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>    (c) The board must notify the commissioner of revenue of any agreement signed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>under this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>    (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), if a vacancy occurs that will be filled by means <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>of a special election and the filing period does not coincide with the filing period for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>general election, a candidate may sign and submit a spending limit agreement not later <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>than the day after the candidate files the affidavit of candidacy or nominating petition for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>the office close of the filing period for the special election for which the candidate filed. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.323, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var><b>10A.323 AFFIDAVIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>    In addition to the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>10A.322</statute_ref>, to be eligible to receive a public <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>subsidy under section 
         <statute_ref>10A.31</statute_ref> a candidate or the candidate's treasurer must file an affidavit <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>with the board stating that during that calendar year the candidate has accumulated <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>contributions from persons eligible to vote in this state in at least the amount indicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>the office sought, counting only the first $50 received from each contributor: <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>    (1) candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $35,000; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>    (2) candidates for attorney general, $15,000; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>    (3) candidates for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, $6,000; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>    (4) candidates for the senate, $3,000; and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    (5) candidates for the house of representatives, $1,500. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    The affidavit must state the total amount of contributions that have been received <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>from persons eligible to vote in this state, disregarding the portion of any contribution in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>excess of $50. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>    The candidate or the candidate's treasurer must submit the affidavit required by this <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>section to the board in writing by the cutoff date for reporting of receipts and expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>before a primary under section 
         <statute_ref>10A.20</statute_ref>, subdivision 4. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    A candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a special election for which the filing period <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>does not coincide with the filing period for the general election must submit the affidavit <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>required by this section to the board within five days after filing the affidavit of candidacy <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>the close of the filing period for the special election for which the candidate filed. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.35, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var><b>10A.35 COMMERCIAL USE OF INFORMATION PROHIBITED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>Information copied from reports and statements filed with the board, other than <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>reports and statements filed by lobbyists and lobbyist principals, may not be sold or used <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>by an individual or association for a commercial purpose. Purposes related to elections, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>political activities, or law enforcement are not commercial purposes. An individual or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>association who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000. An <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>individual who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.607, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Campaign reports.</b> Certain reports filed with the Campaign Finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>Public Disclosure Board are classified under section 10A.20.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>    Sec. 20. <b>CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var><b>FUNDING OPTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board shall analyze the potential use <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>of funds collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 10A.31, as the exclusive source of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>funding for the operations of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>The board must submit a report describing the board's findings and recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>under this section to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>elections finance no later than January 15, 2011.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>    Sec. 21. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.20, subdivision 6b, is repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    Sec. 22. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>