Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 1812
1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 09/17/2025 02:18 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to fair campaign practices; expanding election-related bribery and
solicitation prohibitions; providing penalties; authorizing civil enforcement;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.13.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.13, is amended to read:
211B.13 BRIBERY, TREATING, AND SOLICITATION.
Subdivision 1.
Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited.
new text begin (a) new text end A person deleted text begin whodeleted text end new text begin
is guilty of a felony if the personnew text end willfully, directly or indirectly, advances, pays, gives,
promises, new text begin provides a chance to win, new text end 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 inducenew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end a voter to refrain from voting, or to vote in a particular way, at an electiondeleted text begin , is guilty
of a felonydeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
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(2) an individual to register to vote; or
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new text begin (3) a registered or eligible voter to sign a petition that is directly related to an election
during the period beginning on the first day of the absentee voting period for that election
and ending on election daynew text end .
new text begin (b)new text end 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 deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end pledgenew text begin ,
or opportunity to win anynew text end of these that is a disbursement prohibited by this section or section
211B.15.
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Civil enforcement. new text end
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In addition to other remedies, the attorney general or county
attorney may enforce this section pursuant to section 8.31.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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