1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to campaign finance; classifying street addresses as private data for 
1.3 	purposes of campaign finance reports and statements filed with the Campaign 
1.4 	Finance and Public Disclosure Board, local governments, and school districts; 
1.5 	prohibiting the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board from posting 
1.6 	private data on its website; providing for the use of noncampaign disbursements 
1.7 	for security-related expenses; modifying campaign finance laws related to 
1.8 	security-related expenses; modifying disclaimer requirements; requiring the 
1.9 	Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, local governments, and school 
1.10 	districts to remove, modify, and repost reports and statements on websites; 
1.11 	removing certification requirements to have an address classified as private data 
1.12 	on an affidavit of candidacy; providing and amending definitions;amending 
1.13 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, by adding subdivisions; 10A.027; 
1.14 	10A.09, subdivisions 5, 5b; 10A.20, subdivision 3; 10A.27, subdivision 10; 
1.15 	10A.275, subdivision 1; 204B.07, subdivision 1; 211A.01, by adding subdivisions; 
1.16 	211B.04, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 10A.01, 
1.17 	subdivision 26; 10A.02, subdivision 11b; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 204B.06, 
1.18 	subdivision 1b; 211A.02, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.19 	Statutes, chapters 204B; 211A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, 
1.20 	subdivision 9; Minnesota Rules, part 4501.0100, subpart 2.
1.21 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.23 	to read:
1.24 		Subd. 1a.Address. "Address" means the complete mailing address, including the zip 
1.25 	code. An individual may use either the individual's business address or home address. An 
1.26 	association's address is the address from which the association conducts its business.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 26, is amended 
2.2 	to read:
2.3 		Subd. 26.Noncampaign disbursement. (a) "Noncampaign disbursement" means a 
2.4 	purchase or payment of money or anything of value made, or an advance of credit incurred, 
2.5 	or a donation in kind received, by a principal campaign committee for any of the following 
2.6 	purposes:
2.7 	(1) payment for accounting and legal services related to operating the candidate's 
2.8 	campaign committee, serving in office, or security for the candidate or the candidate's 
2.9 	immediate family, including but not limited to seeking and obtaining a harassment restraining 
2.10 	order;
2.11 	(2) return of a contribution to the source;
2.12 	(3) repayment of a loan made to the principal campaign committee by that committee;
2.13 	(4) return of a public subsidy;
2.14 	(5) payment for food, beverages, and necessary utensils and supplies, entertainment, 
2.15 	and facility rental for a fundraising event;
2.16 	(6) services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional officer 
2.17 	in the executive branch as provided in section 10A.173, subdivision 1;
2.18 	(7) payment for food and beverages consumed by a candidate or volunteers while they 
2.19 	are engaged in campaign activities;
2.20 	(8) payment for food or a beverage consumed while attending a reception or meeting 
2.21 	directly related to legislative duties;
2.22 	(9) payment of expenses incurred by elected or appointed leaders of a legislative caucus 
2.23 	in carrying out their leadership responsibilities;
2.24 	(10) payment by a principal campaign committee of the candidate's expenses for serving 
2.25 	in public office, other than for personal uses;
2.26 	(11) costs of child care for the candidate's children when campaigning;
2.27 	(12) fees paid to attend a campaign school;
2.28 	(13) costs of a postelection party during the election year when a candidate's name will 
2.29 	no longer appear on a ballot or the general election is concluded, whichever occurs first;
2.30 	(14) interest on loans paid by a principal campaign committee on outstanding loans;
2.31 	(15) filing fees;
3.1 	(16) post-general election holiday or seasonal cards, thank-you notes, or advertisements 
3.2 	in the news media mailed or published prior to the end of the election cycle;
3.3 	(17) the cost of campaign material purchased to replace defective campaign material, if 
3.4 	the defective material is destroyed without being used;
3.5 	(18) contributions to a party unit;
3.6 	(19) payments for funeral gifts or memorials;
3.7 	(20) the cost of a magnet less than six inches in diameter containing legislator contact 
3.8 	information and distributed to constituents;
3.9 	(21) costs associated with a candidate attending a political party state or national 
3.10 	convention in this state;
3.11 	(22) other purchases or payments specified in board rules or advisory opinions as being 
3.12 	for any purpose other than to influence the nomination or election of a candidate or to 
3.13 	promote or defeat a ballot question;
3.14 	(23) costs paid to a third party for processing contributions made by a credit card, debit 
3.15 	card, or electronic check;
3.16 	(24) costs paid by a candidate's principal campaign committee to support the candidate's 
3.17 	participation in a recount of ballots affecting the candidate's election;
3.18 	(25) a contribution to a fund established to support a candidate's participation in a recount 
3.19 	of ballots affecting that candidate's election;
3.20 	(26) costs paid by a candidate's principal campaign committee for a single reception 
3.21 	given in honor of the candidate's retirement from public office after the filing period for 
3.22 	affidavits of candidacy for that office has closed;
3.23 	(27) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to the state general 
3.24 	fund;
3.25 	(28) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to a county obligated 
3.26 	to incur special election expenses due to that candidate's resignation from state office;
3.27 	(29) during a period starting January 1 in the year following a general election and ending 
3.28 	on December 31 of the year of general election, total payments of up to $3,000 $5,000 for:
3.29 	(i) detection-related security monitoring expenses for a candidate, including home 
3.30 	security hardware, maintenance of home security monitoring hardware, identity theft 
3.31 	monitoring services, and credit monitoring services;
4.1 	(ii) purchase, installation, and maintenance of structural security devices such as locks, 
4.2 	wiring, lighting, gates, doors, and fencing so long as such devices are intended solely to 
4.3 	provide security; and
4.4 	(iii) security services;
4.5 	(30) costs paid to repair or replace campaign property that was: (i) lost or stolen, or (ii) 
4.6 	damaged or defaced to such a degree that the property no longer serves its intended purpose. 
4.7 	For purposes of this clause, campaign property includes but is not limited to campaign lawn 
4.8 	signs. The candidate must document the need for these costs in writing or with photographs; 
4.9 	and
4.10 	(31) transition expenses and inaugural event expenses as defined in section 10A.174.
4.11 	(b) The board must determine whether an activity involves a noncampaign disbursement 
4.12 	within the meaning of this subdivision.
4.13 	(c) A noncampaign disbursement is considered to be made in the year in which the 
4.14 	candidate made the purchase of goods or services or incurred an obligation to pay for goods 
4.15 	or services.

4.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.17 	read:
4.18 		Subd. 35d.Security services. (a) "Security services" means threat assessments, security 
4.19 	guards, or guest screening services needed to address specific security concerns that result 
4.20 	from the individual's position as a public official or state or local candidate that are provided 
4.21 	by:
4.22 	(1) a state or local law enforcement agency; or
4.23 	(2) an insured vendor licensed by the Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent 
4.24 	Services under sections 326.32 to 326.339.
4.25 	(b) Security services do not include:
4.26 	(1) services obtained from a relative or a business owned by a relative, within the third 
4.27 	degree of consanguinity, of an official or candidate; or
4.28 	(2) services obtained above fair market value.
4.29 	(c) To be eligible under this definition, a security service's duties must be limited to 
4.30 	addressing specific security concerns only. Any devices or personnel providing security 
5.1 	services must not display campaign material or engage in campaign activity on behalf of a 
5.2 	candidate or committee.

5.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.4 	read:
5.5 		Subd. 36a.Street address. "Street address" means the name or number of the building, 
5.6 	the name of the street on which the building is located, and any unit number.

5.7 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.02, subdivision 11b, is amended 
5.8 	to read:
5.9 		Subd. 11b.Data privacy related to electronic reporting system. (a) The board may 
5.10 	develop and maintain systems to enable treasurers individuals to enter and store electronic 
5.11 	records online for the purpose of complying with this chapter. Data entered into such systems 
5.12 	by treasurers or their authorized agents is not government data under chapter 13 and may 
5.13 	not be accessed or used by the board for any purpose without the treasurer's written consent
5.14 	of the filer to whom the data pertains. Data from such systems that has been submitted to 
5.15 	the board as a filed report or statement is government data under chapter 13. The street 
5.16 	address of individuals contained on reports and statements filed with the board are classified 
5.17 	as nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, or as private data on individuals, 
5.18 	as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and in addition to the subject of the data, are 
5.19 	accessible to the filer of the report or statement containing that data. The board, a county 
5.20 	attorney, or a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision may use 
5.21 	street addresses disclosed on reports and statements to ensure compliance with this chapter. 
5.22 	In addition, the street address of a candidate contained on a report filed with the board by 
5.23 	the candidate's principal campaign committee is accessible to the leader of each major 
5.24 	political party caucus within the house of representatives and the senate. As a condition of 
5.25 	receiving this access, a major political party caucus leader must agree to use the data only 
5.26 	for official business and must not further distribute or publish the street address for any 
5.27 	purpose.
5.28 	(b) For purposes of administering the refund under section 290.06, subdivision 23, the 
5.29 	board may access or use the following data entered and stored in an electronic reporting 
5.30 	system and share the data with the commissioner of revenue: (1) the amount of the 
5.31 	contribution; (2) the name and address of the contributor; (3) any unique identifier for the 
5.32 	contribution; (4) the name and campaign identification number of the party or candidate 
5.33 	that received the contribution; and (5) the date on which the contribution was received. Data 
6.1 	accessed, used, or maintained by the board under this paragraph are classified as nonpublic 
6.2 	data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, and private data on individuals, as defined 
6.3 	in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

6.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.027, is amended to read:
6.5 	10A.027 INFORMATION ON WEBSITE.
6.6 		Subdivision 1.Financial information. The board must not post on its website any 
6.7 	canceled checks, bank account numbers, credit card account numbers, or Social Security 
6.8 	numbers that may be in the board's possession as a result of report or statement filings, 
6.9 	complaints, or other proceedings under this chapter.
6.10 		Subd. 2.Addresses. The board must not post on its website the street address of an 
6.11 	individual disclosed on a report or statement filed with the board. Reports and statements 
6.12 	filed and available on the board's website prior to the effective date of this subdivision may 
6.13 	be modified or republished by the board to exclude or redact street addresses of individuals.

6.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.04, subdivision 4, is amended 
6.15 	to read:
6.16 		Subd. 4.Content. (a) A report under this section must include information the board 
6.17 	requires from the registration form and the information required by this subdivision for the 
6.18 	reporting period.
6.19 	(b) A lobbyist must report the specific subjects of interest for an entity represented by 
6.20 	the lobbyist on each report submitted under this section. A lobbyist must describe a specific 
6.21 	subject of interest in the report with enough information to show the particular issue of 
6.22 	importance to the entity represented.
6.23 	(c) A lobbyist must report every state agency that had administrative action that the 
6.24 	represented entity sought to influence during the reporting period. The lobbyist must report 
6.25 	the specific subjects of interest for each administrative action and the revisor of statutes 
6.26 	rule draft number assigned to the administrative rulemaking.
6.27 	(d) A lobbyist must report every political subdivision that considered official action that 
6.28 	the represented entity sought to influence during the reporting period. The lobbyist must 
6.29 	report the specific subjects of interest for each action.
6.30 	(e) A lobbyist must report general lobbying categories and up to four specific subjects 
6.31 	of interest related to each general lobbying category on which the lobbyist attempted to 
6.32 	influence legislative action during the reporting period. If the lobbyist attempted to influence 
7.1 	legislative action on more than four specific subjects of interest for a general lobbying 
7.2 	category, the lobbyist, in consultation with the represented entity, must determine which 
7.3 	four specific subjects of interest were the entity's highest priorities during the reporting 
7.4 	period and report only those four subjects.
7.5 	(f) A lobbyist must report the Public Utilities Commission project name for each rate 
7.6 	setting, power plant and powerline siting, or granting of certification of need before the 
7.7 	Public Utilities Commission that the represented entity sought to influence during the 
7.8 	reporting period.
7.9 	(g) A lobbyist must report the amount and nature of each gift, item, or benefit, excluding 
7.10 	contributions to a candidate, equal in value to $5 or more, given or paid to any official, as 
7.11 	defined in section 10A.071, subdivision 1, by the lobbyist or an employer or employee of 
7.12 	the lobbyist. The list must include the official's name and address of, title, and the government 
7.13 	jurisdiction for which the official serves for each official to whom the gift, item, or benefit 
7.14 	was given or paid and the date it was given or paid.
7.15 	(h) A lobbyist must report each original source of money in excess of $500 in any year 
7.16 	used for the purpose of lobbying to influence legislative action, administrative action, or 
7.17 	the official action of a political subdivision. The list must include the name, address, and 
7.18 	employer, or, if self-employed, the occupation and principal place of business, of each payer 
7.19 	of money in excess of $500.
7.20 	(i) On each report, a lobbyist must disclose the general lobbying categories that were 
7.21 	lobbied on in the reporting period.
7.22 	(j) A lobbyist must report each expert witness that the lobbyist requested to communicate 
7.23 	with public or local officials as described in section 10A.01, subdivision 21, paragraph (b), 
7.24 	clause (9), and each finance professional who participated in conduit financing as described 
7.25 	in section 10A.01, subdivision 21, paragraph (b), clause (7). The lobbyist must report the 
7.26 	name of the expert witness or finance professional; the employer, if any, of the expert witness 
7.27 	or finance professional; the government entity that received the communication from the 
7.28 	expert witness or finance professional; and the specific subject on which the expert witness 
7.29 	or finance professional communicated. The designated lobbyist must also report this 
7.30 	information if the expert witness or finance professional is requested to communicate by 
7.31 	the principal or association that the lobbyist represents.

8.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.2 		Subd. 5.Form; general requirements. (a) A statement of economic interest required 
8.3 	by this section must be on a form prescribed by the board. Except as provided in subdivision 
8.4 	5b, the individual filing must provide the following information:
8.5 	(1) the individual's name, address, occupation, and principal place of business;
8.6 	(2) a listing of the name of each associated business and the nature of that association;
8.7 	(3) a listing of all real property within the state, excluding homestead property, in which 
8.8 	the individual or the individual's spouse holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract 
8.9 	for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the interest is 
8.10 	valued in excess of $2,500; or (ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value 
8.11 	of more than $50,000;
8.12 	(4) a listing of all real property within the state in which a partnership of which the 
8.13 	individual or the individual's spouse is a member holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, 
8.14 	a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the 
8.15 	individual's share of the partnership interest is valued in excess of $2,500; or (ii) an option 
8.16 	to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000. A listing under this 
8.17 	clause or clause (3) must indicate the street address and the municipality or the section, 
8.18 	township, range and approximate acreage, whichever applies, and the county in which the 
8.19 	property is located;
8.20 	(5) a listing of any investments, ownership, or interests in property connected with 
8.21 	pari-mutuel horse racing in the United States and Canada, including a racehorse, in which 
8.22 	the individual directly or indirectly holds a partial or full interest or an immediate family 
8.23 	member holds a partial or full interest;
8.24 	(6) a listing of the principal business or professional activity category of each business 
8.25 	from which the individual or the individual's spouse receives more than $250 in any month 
8.26 	during the reporting period as an employee, if the individual or the individual's spouse has 
8.27 	an ownership interest of 25 percent or more in the business;
8.28 	(7) a listing of each principal business or professional activity category from which the 
8.29 	individual or the individual's spouse received compensation of more than $2,500 in the past 
8.30 	12 months as an independent contractor;
8.31 	(8) a listing of the full name of each security with a value of more than $10,000 owned 
8.32 	in part or in full by the individual or the individual's spouse, at any time during the reporting 
8.33 	period; and
9.1 	(9) a listing of any contract, professional license, lease, or franchise that:
9.2 	(i) is held by the individual or the individual's spouse or any business in which the 
9.3 	individual has an ownership interest of 25 percent or more; and
9.4 	(ii) is entered into with, or issued by, the government agency on which the individual 
9.5 	serves as a public or local official.
9.6 	(b) The business or professional categories for purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (6) 
9.7 	and (7), must be the general topic headings used by the federal Internal Revenue Service 
9.8 	for purposes of reporting self-employment income on Schedule C. This paragraph does not 
9.9 	require an individual to report any specific code number from that schedule. Any additional 
9.10 	principal business or professional activity category may only be adopted if the category is 
9.11 	enacted by law.
9.12 	(c) For the purpose of calculating the amount of compensation received from any single 
9.13 	source in a single month, the amount shall include the total amount received from the source 
9.14 	during the month, whether or not the amount covers compensation for more than one month.
9.15 	(d) For the purpose of determining the value of an individual's interest in real property, 
9.16 	the value of the property is the market value shown on the property tax statement.
9.17 	(e) For the purpose of this section, "date of appointment" means the effective date of 
9.18 	appointment to a position.
9.19 	(f) For the purpose of this section, "accepting employment as a public official" means 
9.20 	the effective date of the appointment to the position, as stated in the appointing authority's 
9.21 	notice to the board.
9.22 	(g) The listings required in paragraph (a), clauses (3) to (9), must not identify whether 
9.23 	the individual or the individual's spouse is associated with or owns the listed item.

9.24 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
9.25 		Subd. 5b.Form; exceptions for certain officials. (a) This subdivision applies to the 
9.26 	following individuals:
9.27 	(1) a supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;
9.28 	(2) a manager of a watershed district; and
9.29 	(3) a member of a watershed management organization as defined under section 
9.30 	103B.205, subdivision 13.
10.1 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 5, paragraph (a), an individual listed in paragraph (a), 
10.2 	must provide only the information listed below on a statement of economic interest:
10.3 	(1) the individual's name, address, occupation, and principal place of business;
10.4 	(2) a listing of any association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, 
10.5 	limited liability partnership, or other organized legal entity from which the individual 
10.6 	receives compensation in excess of $250, except for actual and reasonable expenses, in any 
10.7 	month during the reporting period as a director, officer, owner, member, partner, employer, 
10.8 	or employee;
10.9 	(3) a listing of all real property within the state, excluding homestead property, in which 
10.10 	the individual or the individual's spouse holds:
10.11 	(i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option 
10.12 	to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the interest is valued in excess of $2,500; or
10.13 	(ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000;
10.14 	(4) a listing of all real property within the state in which a partnership of which the 
10.15 	individual or the individual's spouse is a member holds:
10.16 	(i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option 
10.17 	to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the individual's share of the partnership interest is valued 
10.18 	in excess of $2,500; or
10.19 	(ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000. A 
10.20 	listing under this clause or clause (3) must indicate the street address and the municipality 
10.21 	or the section, township, range and approximate acreage, whichever applies, and the county 
10.22 	in which the property is located; and
10.23 	(5) a listing of any contract, professional license, lease, or franchise that meets the 
10.24 	following criteria:
10.25 	(i) it is held by the individual or the individual's spouse or any business in which the 
10.26 	individual has an ownership interest of 25 percent or more; and
10.27 	(ii) it is entered into with, or issued by, the government agency on which the individual 
10.28 	serves as a public or local official.
10.29 	(c) The listings required in paragraph (b), clauses (3) to (5), must not identify whether 
10.30 	the individual or the individual's spouse is associated with or owns the listed item.
10.31 	(d) For the purposes of paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4), the street address of real 
10.32 	property at which an individual or the individual's immediate family lives on a permanent 
11.1 	or temporary basis is private data, if the individual certifies for each address that the 
11.2 	individual would have a reasonable fear for the individual's or individual's immediate family's 
11.3 	safety if the address were public data.
11.4 	(e) If an individual listed in paragraph (a) also holds a public official position that is not 
11.5 	listed in paragraph (a), the individual must file a statement of economic interest that includes 
11.6 	the information specified in subdivision 5, paragraph (a).

11.7 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.8 		Subd. 3.Contents of report. (a) The report required by this section must include each 
11.9 	of the items listed in paragraphs (b) to (q) that are applicable to the filer. The board shall 
11.10 	prescribe forms based on filer type indicating which of those items must be included on the 
11.11 	filer's report.
11.12 	(b) The report must disclose the amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning of the 
11.13 	reporting period.
11.14 	(c) The report must disclose the name, address, employer, or occupation if self-employed, 
11.15 	and registration number if registered with the board, of each individual or association that 
11.16 	has made one or more contributions to the reporting entity, including the purchase of tickets 
11.17 	for a fundraising effort, that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for legislative or 
11.18 	statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions, together with the amount and 
11.19 	date of each contribution, and the aggregate amount of contributions within the year from 
11.20 	each source so disclosed. A donation in kind must be disclosed at its fair market value. An 
11.21 	approved expenditure must be listed as a donation in kind. A donation in kind is considered 
11.22 	consumed in the reporting period in which it is received. The names of contributors must 
11.23 	be listed in alphabetical order. Contributions from the same contributor must be listed under 
11.24 	the same name. When a contribution received from a contributor in a reporting period is 
11.25 	added to previously reported unitemized contributions from the same contributor and the 
11.26 	aggregate exceeds the disclosure threshold of this paragraph, the name, address, and 
11.27 	employer, or occupation if self-employed, of the contributor must then be listed on the 
11.28 	report.
11.29 	(d) The report must disclose the sum of contributions to the reporting entity during the 
11.30 	reporting period.
11.31 	(e) The report must disclose each loan made or received by the reporting entity within 
11.32 	the year in aggregate in excess of $200, continuously reported until repaid or forgiven, 
11.33 	together with the name, address, occupation, principal place of business, if any, and 
12.1 	registration number if registered with the board of the lender and any endorser and the date 
12.2 	and amount of the loan. If a loan made to the principal campaign committee of a candidate 
12.3 	is forgiven or is repaid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must 
12.4 	be reported as a contribution for the year in which the loan was made.
12.5 	(f) The report must disclose each receipt over $200 during the reporting period not 
12.6 	otherwise listed under paragraphs (c) to (e).
12.7 	(g) The report must disclose the sum of all receipts of the reporting entity during the 
12.8 	reporting period.
12.9 	(h) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered 
12.10 	with the board of each individual or association to whom aggregate expenditures, approved 
12.11 	expenditures, independent expenditures, and ballot question expenditures have been made 
12.12 	by or on behalf of the reporting entity within the year in excess of $200, together with the 
12.13 	amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure, including an explanation of how the 
12.14 	expenditure was used, and the name and address the city, state, and zip code of, and office 
12.15 	sought by, each candidate or local candidate on whose behalf the expenditure was made, 
12.16 	identification of the ballot question that the expenditure was intended to promote or defeat 
12.17 	and an indication of whether the expenditure was to promote or to defeat the ballot question, 
12.18 	and in the case of independent expenditures made in opposition to a candidate or local 
12.19 	candidate, the candidate's or local candidate's name, address,; the city, state, and zip code;
12.20 	and office sought. A reporting entity making an expenditure on behalf of more than one 
12.21 	candidate or local candidate must allocate the expenditure among the candidates and local 
12.22 	candidates on a reasonable cost basis and report the allocation for each candidate or local 
12.23 	candidate. The report must list on separate schedules any independent expenditures made 
12.24 	on behalf of local candidates and any expenditures made for ballot questions as defined in 
12.25 	section 10A.01, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), or (4).
12.26 	(i) The report must disclose the sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of the 
12.27 	reporting entity during the reporting period.
12.28 	(j) The report must disclose the amount and nature of an advance of credit incurred by 
12.29 	the reporting entity, continuously reported until paid or forgiven. If an advance of credit 
12.30 	incurred by the principal campaign committee of a candidate is forgiven by the creditor or 
12.31 	paid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must be reported as a 
12.32 	donation in kind for the year in which the advance of credit was made.
12.33 	(k) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered 
12.34 	with the board of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, 
13.1 	local candidate, or party unit to which contributions have been made that aggregate in excess 
13.2 	of $200 within the year and the amount and date of each contribution. The report must 
13.3 	include the city, state, and zip code of each principal campaign committee and local 
13.4 	candidate. The report must include the city, state, and zip code of each political committee, 
13.5 	political fund, and party unit. The report must list on separate schedules any contributions 
13.6 	made to state candidates' principal campaign committees and any contributions made to 
13.7 	local candidates.
13.8 	(l) The report must disclose the sum of all contributions made by the reporting entity 
13.9 	during the reporting period and must separately disclose the sum of all contributions made 
13.10 	to local candidates by the reporting entity during the reporting period.
13.11 	(m) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered 
13.12 	with the board of each individual or association to whom noncampaign disbursements have 
13.13 	been made that aggregate in excess of $200 within the year by or on behalf of the reporting 
13.14 	entity and the amount, date, and purpose of each noncampaign disbursement, including an 
13.15 	explanation of how the expenditure was used.
13.16 	(n) The report must disclose the sum of all noncampaign disbursements made within 
13.17 	the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity.
13.18 	(o) The report must disclose the name and address of a nonprofit corporation that provides 
13.19 	administrative assistance to a political committee or political fund as authorized by section 
13.20 	211B.15, subdivision 17, the type of administrative assistance provided, and the aggregate 
13.21 	fair market value of each type of assistance provided to the political committee or political 
13.22 	fund during the reporting period.
13.23 	(p) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, and political committees 
13.24 	and funds must itemize contributions that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for 
13.25 	legislative or statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions on reports submitted 
13.26 	to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the contribution was received, 
13.27 	the individual or association that provided the contribution, and the address of the contributor. 
13.28 	Additionally, the itemization for a donation in kind must provide a description of the item 
13.29 	or service received. Contributions that are less than the itemization amount must be reported 
13.30 	as an aggregate total.
13.31 	(q) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, political committees and 
13.32 	funds, and committees to promote or defeat a ballot question must itemize expenditures and 
13.33 	noncampaign disbursements that in aggregate exceed $200 in a calendar year on reports 
13.34 	submitted to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the committee made 
14.1 	or became obligated to make the expenditure or disbursement, the name and address of the 
14.2 	vendor that provided the service or item purchased, and a description of the service or item 
14.3 	purchased, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used. Expenditures and 
14.4 	noncampaign disbursements must be listed on the report alphabetically by vendor.

14.5 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
14.6 		Subd. 10.Limited personal contributions. (a) A candidate who signs an agreement 
14.7 	under section 10A.322 may not contribute to the candidate's own campaign during a segment 
14.8 	of an election cycle more than five times the candidate's contribution limit for that segment 
14.9 	under subdivision 1.
14.10 	(b) The limitation in paragraph (a) does not apply to payments made by the candidate 
14.11 	for the following that would otherwise be considered campaign contributions to the 
14.12 	candidate's own campaign:
14.13 	(1) detection-related security monitoring expenses for a candidate, including home 
14.14 	security hardware, maintenance of home security monitoring hardware, identity theft 
14.15 	monitoring services, and credit monitoring services; and
14.16 	(2) purchase, installation, and maintenance of structural security devices such as locks, 
14.17 	wiring, lighting, gates, doors, and fencing so long as such devices are intended solely to 
14.18 	provide security.
14.19 	Notwithstanding the exception in this paragraph, a candidate must still comply with the 
14.20 	limitations for noncampaign disbursements in section 10A.01, subdivision 26, clause (29).

14.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.22 		Subdivision 1.Exceptions. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the 
14.23 	following expenditures by a party unit, or two or more party units acting together are not 
14.24 	considered contributions to or expenditures on behalf of a candidate for the purposes of 
14.25 	section 10A.25 or 10A.27 and must not be allocated to candidates under section 10A.20, 
14.26 	subdivision 3, paragraph (h):
14.27 	(1) expenditures on behalf of candidates of that party generally without referring to any 
14.28 	of them specifically in a published, posted, or broadcast advertisement;
14.29 	(2) expenditures for the preparation, display, mailing, or other distribution of an official 
14.30 	party sample ballot listing the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear 
14.31 	on the ballot;
15.1 	(3) expenditures for a telephone call, voice mail, text message, multimedia message, 
15.2 	Internet chat message, or email when the communication includes the names of three or 
15.3 	more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot;
15.4 	(4) expenditures for a booth at a community event, county fair, or state fair that benefits 
15.5 	three or more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot;
15.6 	(5) expenditures for a political party fundraising effort on behalf of three or more 
15.7 	candidates; or
15.8 	(6) expenditures for party committee staff services that benefit three or more candidates, 
15.9 	including contracts with third parties for security services if the services are provided to at 
15.10 	least three candidates.

15.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204B.06, subdivision 1b, is amended 
15.12 	to read:
15.13 		Subd. 1b.Address, electronic mail address, and telephone number. (a) An affidavit 
15.14 	of candidacy must state a telephone number where the candidate can be contacted. An 
15.15 	affidavit must also state the candidate's or campaign's nongovernment issued electronic 
15.16 	mail address or an attestation that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess 
15.17 	an electronic mail address. Except for affidavits of candidacy for (1) judicial office, (2) the 
15.18 	office of county attorney, or (3) county sheriff, an affidavit must also state the candidate's 
15.19 	current address of residence as determined under section 200.031, or at the candidate's 
15.20 	request in accordance with paragraph (c), the candidate's campaign contact address. When 
15.21 	filing the affidavit, the candidate must present the filing officer with the candidate's valid 
15.22 	driver's license or state identification card that contains the candidate's current address of 
15.23 	residence, or documentation of proof of residence authorized for election day registration 
15.24 	in section 201.061, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2); clause (3); or paragraph (d). If 
15.25 	an original bill is shown, the due date on the bill must be within 30 days before or after the 
15.26 	beginning of the filing period or, for bills without a due date, dated within 30 days before 
15.27 	the beginning of the filing period. If the address on the affidavit and the documentation do 
15.28 	not match, the filing officer must not accept the affidavit. The form for the affidavit of 
15.29 	candidacy must allow the candidate to request, if eligible, that the candidate's address of 
15.30 	residence be classified as private data, and to provide the certification required under 
15.31 	paragraph (c) for classification of that address.
15.32 	(b) If an affidavit for an office where a residency requirement must be satisfied by the 
15.33 	close of the filing period is filed as provided by paragraph (c), the filing officer must, within 
15.34 	one business day of receiving the filing, determine whether the address provided in the 
16.1 	affidavit of candidacy is within the area represented by the office the candidate is seeking. 
16.2 	For all other candidates who filed for an office whose residency requirement must be satisfied 
16.3 	by the close of the filing period, a registered voter in this state may request in writing that 
16.4 	the filing officer receiving the affidavit of candidacy review the address as provided in this 
16.5 	paragraph, at any time up to one day after the last day for filing for office. If requested, the 
16.6 	filing officer must determine whether the address provided in the affidavit of candidacy is 
16.7 	within the area represented by the office the candidate is seeking. If the filing officer 
16.8 	determines that the address is not within the area represented by the office, the filing officer 
16.9 	must immediately notify the candidate and the candidate's name must be removed from the 
16.10 	ballot for that office. A determination made by a filing officer under this paragraph is subject 
16.11 	to judicial review under section 204B.44.
16.12 	(c) If the candidate requests that the candidate's address of residence be classified as 
16.13 	private data, the candidate must list the candidate's address of residence on a separate form 
16.14 	to be attached to the affidavit. The candidate must also certify on the affidavit that either: 
16.15 	(1) a police report has been submitted, an order for protection has been issued, or the 
16.16 	candidate has a reasonable fear in regard to the safety of the candidate or the candidate's 
16.17 	family; or (2) the candidate's address is otherwise private pursuant to Minnesota law. The 
16.18 	address of residence provided by a candidate who makes a request for classification on the 
16.19 	candidate's affidavit of candidacy and provides the certification required by this paragraph
16.20 	is classified as private data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, but may be reviewed 
16.21 	by the filing officer as provided in this subdivision.

16.22 	Sec. 14. [204B.065] CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN DATA.
16.23 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "street address" means the name 
16.24 	or number of the building, the name of the street on which the building is located, and any 
16.25 	unit number.
16.26 		Subd. 2.Data classification. Street address data of individual candidates on an affidavit 
16.27 	of candidacy or nominating petition submitted prior to May 1, 2026, is classified as nonpublic 
16.28 	data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, or as private data on individuals, as defined 
16.29 	in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

16.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective seven days following final enactment.

16.31 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.32 		Subdivision 1.Form of petition. A nominating petition may consist of one or more 
16.33 	separate pages each of which shall state:
17.1 	(a) the office sought;
17.2 	(b) the candidate's name and residence address, including street and number if any; 
17.3 	campaign website, if any; and the candidate's or campaign's nongovernment-issued email 
17.4 	address or a statement that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess an 
17.5 	email address; and
17.6 	(c) the candidate's political party or political principle expressed in not more than three 
17.7 	words. No candidate who files for a partisan office by nominating petition shall use the term 
17.8 	"nonpartisan" as a statement of political principle or the name of the candidate's political 
17.9 	party. No part of the name of a major political party may be used to designate the political 
17.10 	party or principle of a candidate who files for a partisan office by nominating petition, except 
17.11 	that the word "independent" may be used to designate the party or principle. A candidate 
17.12 	who files an affidavit of candidacy to fill a vacancy in nomination for a nonpartisan office 
17.13 	pursuant to section 204B.13, shall not state any political principle or the name of any political 
17.14 	party on the petition.

17.15 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.16 	to read:
17.17 		Subd. 1a.Address. "Address" means the complete mailing address, including the zip 
17.18 	code. An individual may use either the individual's business address or home address. An 
17.19 	association's address is the address from which the association conducts its business.

17.20 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.21 	to read:
17.22 		Subd. 9.Street address. "Street address" means the name or number of the building, 
17.23 	the name of the street on which the building is located, and any unit number.

17.24 	Sec. 18. [211A.015] ADDRESSES; DATA CLASSIFICATION.
17.25 	For purposes of chapter 211A, the street addresses of individuals contained on reports 
17.26 	and statements filed with a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision 
17.27 	are classified as nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, or as private 
17.28 	data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and, in addition to the 
17.29 	subject of the data, are accessible to the filer of the report or statement containing that data. 
17.30 	The county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision may use street 
17.31 	addresses disclosed on reports and statements to ensure compliance with this chapter.

18.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 211A.02, subdivision 2, is amended 
18.2 	to read:
18.3 		Subd. 2.Information required. The report to be filed by a candidate or committee must 
18.4 	include:
18.5 	(1) the name of the candidate and office sought;
18.6 	(2) the printed name, address, telephone number, signature, and email address or an 
18.7 	attestation that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess an email address, 
18.8 	of the person responsible for filing the report;
18.9 	(3) the total cash on hand designated to be used for political purposes;
18.10 	(4) the total amount of contributions received and the total amount of disbursements for 
18.11 	the period from the last previous report to five days before the current report is due;
18.12 	(5) if disbursements made to the same vendor exceed $100 in the aggregate during the 
18.13 	period covered by the report, the name and address for city, state, and zip code of the vendor 
18.14 	and the amount, date, and purpose for each disbursement; and
18.15 	(6) the name, address,; city, state, and zip code; and employer, or occupation if 
18.16 	self-employed, of any individual or entity that during the period covered by the report has 
18.17 	made one or more contributions that in the aggregate exceed $100, and the amount and date 
18.18 	of each contribution. The filing officer must restrict public access to the address of any 
18.19 	individual who has made a contribution that exceeds $100 and who has filed with the filing 
18.20 	officer a written statement signed by the individual that withholding the individual's address 
18.21 	from the financial report is required for the safety of the individual or the individual's family.

18.22 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.23 		Subdivision 1.Campaign material. (a) A person or committee who participates in the 
18.24 	preparation or dissemination of campaign material other than as provided in section 211B.05, 
18.25 	subdivision 1, that does not prominently include the name and address of the person or 
18.26 	committee causing the material to be prepared or disseminated in a disclaimer substantially 
18.27 	in the form provided in paragraph (b) or (c) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
18.28 	(b) Except in cases covered by paragraph (c) or subdivision 2, the required form of the 
18.29 	disclaimer is: "Prepared and paid for by the ....... committee, ....... (name of entity) (address)." 
18.30 	for material prepared and paid for by a principal campaign committee, or "Prepared and 
18.31 	paid for by the ....... committee, ....... (address)" for material prepared and paid for by a 
18.32 	person or committee other than a principal campaign committee. The address must be either
19.1 	the committee's entity's mailing address, an actively monitored email address, or the 
19.2 	committee's entity's website, if the website includes the committee's entity's mailing address
19.3 	or email address. If the material is produced and disseminated without cost, the words "paid 
19.4 	for" may be omitted from the disclaimer.
19.5 	(c) In the case of broadcast media, the required form of disclaimer is: "Paid for by the 
19.6 	....... committee (name of entity)." If the material is produced and broadcast without cost, 
19.7 	the required form of the disclaimer is: "The ....... committee (name of entity) is responsible 
19.8 	for the content of this message."

19.9 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.10 		Subd. 2.Independent expenditures. (a) Except in cases covered by paragraph (b), the 
19.11 	required form of the disclaimer on a written independent expenditure material is: "This is 
19.12 	an independent expenditure prepared and paid for by ....... (name of entity participating in 
19.13 	the expenditure), ....... (address). It is not coordinated with or approved by any candidate 
19.14 	nor is any candidate responsible for it." The address must be either the entity's mailing 
19.15 	address or the entity's website, if the website includes the entity's mailing or email address. 
19.16 	When a written independent expenditure material is produced and disseminated without 
19.17 	cost, the words "and paid for" may be omitted from the disclaimer.
19.18 	(b) The required form of the disclaimer on a broadcast independent expenditure material 
19.19 	is: "This independent expenditure is paid for by ....... (name of entity participating in the 
19.20 	expenditure). It is not coordinated with or approved by any candidate nor is any candidate 
19.21 	responsible for it." When a broadcast independent expenditure material is produced and 
19.22 	disseminated without cost, the following disclaimer may be used: "....... (name of entity 
19.23 	participating in the expenditure) is responsible for the contents content of this independent 
19.24 	expenditure. It is not coordinated with or approved by any candidate nor is any candidate 
19.25 	responsible for it."

19.26 	Sec. 22. REDACTING STREET ADDRESSES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS 
19.27 	AND STATEMENTS.
 19.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 211A.02, subdivision 6, within seven 
19.29 	calendar days of the effective date of this section, any local government that posts campaign 
19.30 	finance reports or statements on the local government's website must remove the reports or 
19.31 	statements if the report or statement includes private or nonpublic data. Prior to reposting 
19.32 	any statement or report, the local government must redact or omit all private or nonpublic 
19.33 	data.
20.1 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 211A.02, subdivision 6, the filing officer 
20.2 	of a local government must have all reports and statements reposted within six months of 
20.3 	the effective date of this section.

20.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.5 	Sec. 23. REDACTING STREET ADDRESSES; REPORTS AND STATEMENTS 
20.6 	ON BOARD'S WEBSITE.
 20.7 	(a) Within seven calendar days of the effective date of this section, the Campaign Finance 
20.8 	and Public Disclosure Board must remove from the board's website all reports and statements 
20.9 	that were filed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 10A.04, 10A.09, 10A.20, or 
20.10 	10A.202. The board must redact or omit private or nonpublic data from each statement or 
20.11 	report and repost the statement or report to the board's website. The board must prioritize 
20.12 	its work on reports and statements in the following order:
20.13 	(1) reports and statements from candidates;
20.14 	(2) reports and statements from party units;
20.15 	(3) reports and statements from political committees, political funds, independent 
20.16 	expenditure funds, and ballot funds; and
20.17 	(4) all other statements and filings.
20.18 	When the board completes its work with statements and reports from a category above, the 
20.19 	board must post the reports and statements on the board's website.
20.20 	(b) The board must have all reports and statements reposted within six months of the 
20.21 	effective date of this section. If the board is unable to comply with this timeline, the board 
20.22 	must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
20.23 	jurisdiction over campaign finance policy why compliance was not possible, what issues 
20.24 	must be resolved in order for the board to be in compliance, and when the board anticipates 
20.25 	it will be able to comply.

20.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.27 	Sec. 24. TRANSITION TO NEW AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY; NOMINATING 
20.28 	PETITIONS NOT DEFICIENT.
 20.29 	(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of this act, a completed affidavit of candidacy 
20.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.06, submitted by a candidate is not deficient if the 
20.31 	affidavit form was printed or provided prior to the effective date of any modification required 
21.1 	by this act. For elections occurring on or after November 4, 2026, an election official must 
21.2 	not print, copy, or publicly distribute a blank affidavit of candidacy or nominating petition 
21.3 	that does not include the required modification in this act.
21.4 	(b) A nominating petition filed for an election held in 2026 is not deficient if a candidate 
21.5 	complies with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.07, subdivision 1, as 
21.6 	it was in effect on April 1, 2026, or as amended by this act as of the effective date of this 
21.7 	section.

21.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.9 	Sec. 25. REPEALER.
 21.10 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 9, is repealed.
21.11 	(b) Minnesota Rules, part 4501.0100, subpart 2, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H3363-2 

10A.09 STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST.Subd. 9.Waivers. 
Upon written request and for good cause shown, the board may waive the requirement that an official disclose the address of real property that constitutes a secondary residence of the official. 

4501.0100DEFINITIONS. Subp. 2.Address.  
"Address" means the complete mailing address, including the zip code. An individual may use either the person's business address or home address. An association's address is the address from which the association conducts its business.