SF 4223
2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/24/2026 11:56 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; modifying campaign finance reporting requirements;
modifying disclaimer requirements; expanding disclosure requirements; modifying
provisions related to noncoordinated expenditures; classifying certain street address
data as private data; modifying campaign finance laws related to security-related
expenses; making various changes related to election administration; modifying
provisions related to absentee voting; modifying timelines; making technical and
clarifying changes; modifying definitions; prohibiting certain elections betting;
requiring studies and reports; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, sections 10A.01, subdivision 24, by adding subdivisions; 10A.02, by adding
a subdivision; 10A.027; 10A.04, subdivision 6; 10A.07, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.08,
subdivision 1; 10A.09, subdivisions 2, 5, 5a, 5b, 6a; 10A.16; 10A.175, subdivisions
2, 3, 5; 10A.176, subdivision 1; 10A.177; 10A.20, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 4; 10A.201,
subdivision 6; 10A.202, subdivision 4; 10A.25, subdivision 10; 10A.27,
subdivisions 2, 10, 17; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 203B.05, subdivision 1; 203B.06,
subdivision 3; 203B.065; 204B.07, subdivision 1; 204B.27, subdivision 2; 204B.49;
204C.26, subdivisions 2, 4; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.10, subdivision 3; 208.03;
211A.01, by adding subdivisions; 211B.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 211B.075,
subdivision 5; 211B.076, subdivision 11; 211B.32, subdivision 1; Minnesota
Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 26; 10A.02, subdivision
11b; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 10A.09, subdivision 1; 203B.30, subdivisions 2, 3;
204B.06, subdivision 1b; 204B.07, subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivision 3; 211A.02,
subdivision 2; 375.20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
10A; 204B; 211A; 211B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.31; 10A.09,
subdivision 9; Minnesota Rules, parts 4501.0100, subpart 2; 4503.2000.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES POLICY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 12b. new text end
new text begin Digital asset. new text end
new text begin
"Digital asset" means any digital representation of value
recorded on a cryptographically secured, distributed ledger or similar technology. For
purposes of this definition, "digital" means information, data, or media stored, transmitted,
or processed in a binary format using electronic or computing devices.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2027.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
Subd. 24.
Metropolitan governmental unit.
"Metropolitan governmental unit" means
deleted text begin any of the seven counties in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision
2,deleted text end a regional railroad authority established by deleted text begin one or more of those counties under section
398A.03, a city with a population of over 50,000 located in the seven-county metropolitan
area,deleted text end new text begin a county in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2;new text end the
Metropolitan Councildeleted text begin , or a metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, subdivision
5adeleted text end new text begin ; the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission; the Metropolitan Airports
Commission; or the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authoritynew text end .
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Principal reports.
(a) A principal must report to the board as required in this
subdivision by March 15 for the preceding calendar year.
(b) The principal must report the total amount, rounded to the nearest $5,000, spent by
the principal during the preceding calendar year on each type of lobbying listed below:
(1) lobbying to influence legislative action;
(2) lobbying to influence administrative action, other than lobbying described in clause
(3);
(3) lobbying to influence administrative action in cases of rate setting, power plant and
powerline siting, and granting of certificates of need under section 216B.243; and
(4) lobbying to influence official action of a political subdivision.
(c) For each type of lobbying listed in paragraph (b), the principal must report a total
amount that includes:
(1) the portion of all direct payments for compensation and benefits paid by the principal
to lobbyists in this state for that type of lobbying;
(2) the portion of all expenditures for advertising, mailing, research, consulting, surveys,
expert testimony, new text begin finance professionals, new text end studies, reports, analysis, compilation and
dissemination of information, communications deleted text begin and staff costs used for the purpose of urging
members of the public to contact public or local officials to influence official actionsdeleted text end , social
media deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end public relations campaigns, and legal counsel used to support that type of lobbying
in this state; and
(3) a reasonable good faith estimate of the portion of all salaries and administrative
overhead expenses attributable to activities of the principal for that type of lobbying in this
state.
deleted text begin
(d) The principal must report disbursements made and obligations incurred that exceed
$2,000 for paid advertising used for the purpose of urging members of the public to contact
public or local officials to influence official actions during the reporting period. Paid
advertising includes the cost to boost the distribution of an advertisement on social media.
The report must provide the date that the advertising was purchased, the name and address
of the vendor, a description of the advertising purchased, and any specific subjects of interest
addressed by the advertisement.
deleted text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 4.
new text begin
[10A.067] DISCLAIMER FOR LOBBYING MATERIAL.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Requirement. new text end
new text begin
(a) A paid advertisement that urges members of the public
to contact public or local officials to influence a legislative or administrative action, or the
official action of a political subdivision, must identify the principal responsible for the
advertisement with a disclaimer substantially in the form provided in paragraph (b).
new text end
new text begin
(b) The disclaimer must identify the name of the principal responsible for the content
of the advertisement and either a phone number, actively monitored email address, or website
that can be used to contact the principal.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Limitations. new text end
new text begin
The disclaimer requirement does not apply to advertisements that
are campaign material, independent expenditures, or electioneering communications that
contain the disclaimer required under section 10A.202 or 211B.04. This section does not
apply to advertisements placed on the items listed in section 211B.04, subdivision 3,
paragraph (c).
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Exception. new text end
new text begin
The disclaimer required in this section is not required for
communications between an association and its membership. A principal that is not required
to file a report under section 10A.04 covering any portion of the year in which the
advertisement is disseminated does not need to comply with the requirements of this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Size, duration, and location. new text end
new text begin
(a) For written advertisements other than an
outdoor sign, website, or social media advertisement, the disclaimer must be printed in
8-point font or larger and provided in black text, or in color text that is in high contrast, on
a white background.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Disclaimers on websites and social media must be clearly legible without manual
adjustment or magnification by the user.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Audiovisual advertisements must display the disclaimer for a minimum of four
seconds at the end of the advertisement.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Advertisements that only consist of audio must contain a disclaimer that is delivered
at a volume, speed, and cadence that can be easily understood.
new text end
new text begin
(e) For signs that are smaller than two feet by three feet, the disclaimer must be printed
in 12-point font or larger and provided in black text, or in color text that is in high contrast,
on a white background.
new text end
new text begin
(f) For signs larger than two feet by three feet and smaller than four feet by eight feet,
the disclaimer must be at least one inch tall and printed in black text, or in color text that is
in high contrast, on a white background.
new text end
new text begin
(g) For signs larger than four feet by eight feet, the disclaimer must be at least six inches
tall and printed in black text, or in color text that is in high contrast, on a white background.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Penalties. new text end
new text begin
The board may impose a civil penalty of up to $3,000 on a principal
that fails to provide the disclaimer required by this section.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Disclosure of potential conflicts.
(a) A public official or a local official
elected to or appointed by a metropolitan governmental unitnew text begin or political subdivisionnew text end who
in the discharge of official duties would be required to take an action or make a decision
that would substantially affect the official's financial interests or those of an associated
business, unless the effect on the official is no greater than on other members of the official's
business classification, profession, or occupation, must take the following actions:
(1) prepare a written statement describing the matter requiring action or decision and
the nature of the potential conflict of interest;
(2) deliver copies of the statement to the official's immediate superior, if any; and
(3) if a member of the legislature or of the governing body of a metropolitan governmental
unitnew text begin or political subdivisionnew text end , deliver a copy of the statement to the presiding officer of the
body of service.
If a potential conflict of interest presents itself and there is insufficient time to comply
with clauses (1) to (3), the public or local official must orally inform the superior or the
official body of service or committee of the body of the potential conflict.
(b) For purposes of this section, "financial interest" means any ownership or control in
an asset that has the potential to produce a monetary return.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Required actions.
(a) If the official is not a member of the legislature or of the
governing body of a metropolitan governmental unitnew text begin or political subdivisionnew text end , the superior
must assign the matter, if possible, to another employee who does not have a potential
conflict of interest.
(b) If there is no immediate superior, the official must abstain, if possible, by assigning
the matter to a subordinate for disposition or requesting the appointing authority to designate
another to determine the matter. The official shall not chair a meeting, participate in any
vote, or offer any motion or discussion on the matter giving rise to the potential conflict of
interest.
(c) If the official is a member of the legislature, the house of service may, at the member's
request, excuse the member from taking part in the action or decision in question.
(d) If an official is not permitted or is otherwise unable to abstain from action in
connection with the matter, the official must file a statement describing the potential conflict
and the action taken. A public official must file the statement with the board and a local
official must file the statement with the governing body of the official's political subdivision.
The statement must be filed within a week of the action taken.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Disclosure required.
(a) A public official new text begin or elected local official new text end who
represents a client for a fee before an individual, board, commission, or agency that has
rulemaking authority in a hearing conducted under chapter 14, must disclose the official's
participation in the action to the board within 14 days after the public official's initial
appearance at a hearing. If the public official fails to disclose the participation by the date
that the disclosure was due, the board may impose a late filing fee of $25 per day, not to
exceed $1,000, starting on the day after the disclosure was due. The board must send notice
by certified mail to a public official who fails to disclose the participation within ten business
days after the disclosure was due that the public official may be subject to a civil penalty
for failure to disclose the participation. A public official who fails to disclose the participation
within seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil
penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000.
(b) A public official new text begin or elected local official new text end required to disclose representation under
this section shall provide the following information: name, address, and office held; name
and address of each client represented at the hearing; the name of the individual, board,
commission, or agency conducting the hearing and the date and location of the initial
appearance at the hearing; and a general description of the subject or subjects on which the
public official represented the client in the hearing.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.09, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Time for filing.
An individual must file a statement of economic interest:
(1) within 60 days of accepting employment as a public official or a local official in a
metropolitan governmental unitnew text begin or political subdivisionnew text end ;
(2) within 60 days of assuming office as a district court judge, appeals court judge, new text begin or
new text end supreme court justicedeleted text begin , or county commissionerdeleted text end ;
(3) within 14 days after the end of the filing period for a candidate who filed an affidavit
of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot for an elective state constitutional or
legislative office or an elective local office in a metropolitan governmental unit deleted text begin other than
county commissionerdeleted text end new text begin or political subdivisionnew text end ;
(4) in the case of a public official requiring the advice and consent of the senate, within
14 days after undertaking the duties of office; or
(5) in the case of members of the Minnesota Racing Commission, the director of the
Minnesota Racing Commission, chief of security, medical officer, inspector of pari-mutuels,
and stewards employed or approved by the commission or persons who fulfill those duties
under contract, within 60 days of accepting or assuming duties.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Notice to board.
new text begin Notwithstanding section 204B.06, subdivision 1b, new text end the secretary
of state or the appropriate county auditor, upon receiving an affidavit of candidacy or petition
to appear on the ballot from an individual required by this section to file a statement of
economic interest, and any official who nominates or employs a public official required by
this section to file a statement of economic interest, must notify the board of the namenew text begin ,
mailing address, phone number, and email addressnew text end of the individual required to file a
statement and the date of the affidavit, petition, new text begin appointment, new text end or nomination.new text begin For candidates,
the source of the data must be the affidavit of candidacy.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Form; general requirements.
(a) A statement of economic interest required
by this section must be on a form prescribed by the board. Except as provided in subdivision
5b, the individual filing must provide the following information:
(1) the individual's name, address, occupation, and principal place of business;
(2) a listing of the name of each associated business and the nature of that association;
(3) a listing of all real property within the state, excluding homestead property, in which
the individual or the individual's spouse holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract
for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the interest is
valued in excess of $2,500; or (ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value
of more than $50,000;
(4) a listing of all real property within the state in which a partnership of which the
individual or the individual's spouse is a member holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage,
a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the
individual's share of the partnership interest is valued in excess of $2,500; or (ii) an option
to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000. A listing under this
clause or clause (3) must indicate the street address and the municipality or the section,
township, range and approximate acreage, whichever applies, and the county in which the
property is located;
(5) a listing of any investments, ownership, or interests in property connected with
pari-mutuel horse racing in the United States and Canada, including a racehorse, in which
the individual directly or indirectly holds a partial or full interest or an immediate family
member holds a partial or full interest;
(6) a listing of the principal business or professional activity category of each business
from which the individual or the individual's spouse receives more than $250 in any month
during the reporting period as an employee, if the individual or the individual's spouse has
an ownership interest of 25 percent or more in the business;
(7) a listing of each principal business or professional activity category from which the
individual or the individual's spouse received compensation of more than $2,500 in the past
12 months as an independent contractor;
(8) a listing of the full name of each security with a value of more than $10,000 owned
in part or in full by the individual or the individual's spouse, at any time during the reporting
period; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
new text begin
(9) for each stock or stock option reported under clause (8), a listing of the date or dates
and value as provided in paragraph (h) of each purchase or sale of $1,000 or greater of stock
or exercise, sale, or transaction involving the stock option in that entity during the reporting
period;
new text end
new text begin
(10) a listing of the full name of each digital asset with a value of more than $10,000
owned in part or in full by the individual or the individual's spouse at any time during the
reporting period;
new text end
new text begin
(11) for each digital asset reported under clause (10), a listing of the date or dates and
value as provided in paragraph (h) of each purchase or sale of $1,000 or greater of that
digital asset during the reporting period; and
new text end
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end a listing of any contract, professional license, lease, or franchise that:
(i) is held by the individual or the individual's spouse or any business in which the
individual has an ownership interest of 25 percent or more; and
(ii) is entered into with, or issued by, the government agency on which the individual
serves as a public or local official.
(b) The business or professional categories for purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (6)
and (7), must be the general topic headings used by the federal Internal Revenue Service
for purposes of reporting self-employment income on Schedule C. This paragraph does not
require an individual to report any specific code number from that schedule. Any additional
principal business or professional activity category may only be adopted if the category is
enacted by law.
(c) For the purpose of calculating the amount of compensation received from any single
source in a single month, the amount shall include the total amount received from the source
during the month, whether or not the amount covers compensation for more than one month.
(d) For the purpose of determining the value of an individual's interest in real property,
the value of the property is the market value shown on the property tax statement.
(e) For the purpose of this section, "date of appointment" means the effective date of
appointment to a position.
(f) For the purpose of this section, "accepting employment as a public official" means
the effective date of the appointment to the position, as stated in the appointing authority's
notice to the board.
(g) The listings required in paragraph (a), clauses (3) to deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end , must not identify
whether the individual or the individual's spouse is associated with or owns the listed item.
new text begin
(h) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (9) and (11), the statement must allow the
filer to select one of the following ranges for each reported purchase, sale, exercise, or
transaction:
new text end
new text begin
(1) $1,000 to $10,000;
new text end
new text begin
(2) $10,001 to $50,000;
new text end
new text begin
(3) $50,001 to $100,000;
new text end
new text begin
(4) $100,001 to $250,000;
new text end
new text begin
(5) $250,001 to $500,000;
new text end
new text begin
(6) $500,001 to $1,000,000;
new text end
new text begin
(7) $1,000,001 to $5,000,000;
new text end
new text begin
(8) $5,000,001 to $25,000,000;
new text end
new text begin
(9) $25,000,001 to $50,000,000; and
new text end
new text begin
(10) over $50,000,000.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2027.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a.
Original statement; reporting period.
(a) An original statement of economic
interest required under subdivision 1, clause (1), must cover the calendar month before the
month in which the individual accepted employment as a public official or a local official
in a metropolitan governmental unitnew text begin or political subdivisionnew text end .
(b) An original statement of economic interest required under subdivision 1, clauses (2),
(4), and (5), must cover the calendar month before the month in which the individual assumed
or undertook the duties of office.
(c) An original statement of economic interest required under subdivision 1, clause (3),
must cover the calendar month before the month in which the candidate filed the affidavit
of candidacy.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
Subd. 6a.
Place of filing.
A public official required to file a statement under this section
must file it with the board. A new text begin local candidate or new text end local official required to file a statement
under this section must file it with the governing body of the official's political subdivision.
The governing body must maintain statements filed with it under this subdivision as public
data. If an official position is defined as both a public official and as a local official of a
metropolitan governmental unitnew text begin or political subdivisionnew text end under this chapter, the official must
file the statementnew text begin , other than a local candidate statement,new text end with the board.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.16, is amended to read:
10A.16 EARMARKING CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED.
An individual, political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or
party unit may not solicit or accept a contribution from any source with the express or
implied condition that the contribution or any part of it be directed to a particular candidatenew text begin
or local candidatenew text end other than the initial recipient. An individual, political committee, political
fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit that knowingly accepts any earmarked
contribution is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $3,000. Knowingly
accepting any earmarked contribution is a gross misdemeanor.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.175, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Agent.
"Agent" means a person serving during an election segment as a
candidate'snew text begin or local candidate'snew text end chairperson, deputy chairperson, treasurer, deputy treasurer,
or any other person whose actions are coordinated.
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.175, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Candidate.
"Candidate" means a candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end as defined in
section 10A.01, deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionsnew text end 10new text begin and 10dnew text end , deleted text begin the candidate'sdeleted text end new text begin anew text end principal campaign
committee, or the candidate'snew text begin or local candidate'snew text end agent.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.175, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Coordinated.
"Coordinated" means with the authorization or expressed or
implied consent of, or in cooperation or in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of
the candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end . A coordinated expenditure is an approved expenditure
under section 10A.01, subdivision 4.
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.176, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
new text begin (a) new text end An expenditure described in this section that expressly
advocates for the election of the candidate or the defeat of the candidate's opponent is a
coordinated expenditure and is not independent under section 10A.01, subdivision 18.
new text begin
(b) A disbursement described in this section that would otherwise meet the definition
of electioneering communication is a coordinated expenditure and is not an electioneering
communication under sections 10A.201 to 10A.202.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 12, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.177, is amended to read:
10A.177 NONCOORDINATED EXPENDITURES.
Any of the following actions, taken alone, do not establish that an expenditure made by
the spender is coordinated with the candidate:
(1) a candidate asks a spender not to make any expenditure to support the candidate or
oppose the candidate's opponentnew text begin or any disbursement for an electioneering communication
that references the candidate or the candidate's opponentnew text end ;
(2) a candidate provides to a spender names of potential donors, as long as the spender
does not state or suggest to the candidate that funds received from use of the donor list will
be used for independent expenditures to benefit the candidate;
(3) an expenditure uses a photograph, video, or audio recording obtained from a publicly
available source or public event;
(4) an expenditure uses information obtained from a biography, position paper, press
release, or similar material about the candidate from a publicly available source or public
event;
(5) the spender contributes to the candidate, makes an in-kind donation to the candidate,
or endorses the candidate;
(6) an expenditure includes a hyperlink to the candidate's website or social media page;
(7) an expenditure appears in a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through
the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical
publication;
(8) the spender discusses the candidate's position on a legislative or policy matter with
the candidate. This clause includes the sending, completion, and return of a survey conducted
by the spender to determine whether to endorse the candidate; or
(9) the spender invites the candidate to appear before the spender's members, employees,
or shareholders, including the candidate's participation in the event, unless the event promotes
the election of the candidate or the defeat of the candidate's opponent, or the candidate
requests or accepts campaign contributions at the event.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 12, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Time for filing.
(a) The reports must be filed with the board on or before
January 31 of each year and additional reports must be filed as required and in accordance
with paragraphs (b) to (f).
(b) In each year in which the name of a candidate for legislative or district court judicial
office is on the ballot, the report of the principal campaign committee must be filed 15 days
before a primary election and ten days before a general election, seven days before a special
primary election and seven days before a special general election, and ten days after a special
election cycle.new text begin Notwithstanding the deadlines, if a special primary election is held on the
second Tuesday in August, the report of the principal campaign committee must be filed
15 days before the special primary election, and if a special general election is held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the report of the principal campaign
committee must be filed ten days before the special general election. If the committee
received contributions or made expenditures or noncampaign disbursements prior to the
start of the special election cycle, the principal campaign committee of a special election
candidate must file a report seven days after the close of the candidate filing period for the
special election.
new text end
(c) In each general election year, a political committee, a political fund, a state party
committee, and a party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within a
house of the legislature must file reports on the following schedule:
(1) a first-quarter report covering the calendar year through March 31, which is due
April 14;
(2) a report covering the calendar year through May 31, which is due June 14;
(3) a pre-primary-election report due 15 days before a primary election;
(4) a pre-general-election report due 42 days before the general election; and
(5) a pre-general-election report due ten days before a general election.
(d) In each general election year, a party unit not included in paragraph (c) must file
reports 15 days before a primary election and ten days before a general election.
(e) In each year in which a constitutional office or appellate court judicial seat is on the
ballot, the principal campaign committee of a candidate for that office or seat must file
reports on the following schedule:
(1) a first-quarter report covering the calendar year through March 31, which is due
April 14;
(2) a report covering the calendar year through May 31, which is due June 14;
(3) a pre-primary-election report due 15 days before a primary election;
(4) a pre-general-election report due 42 days before the general election;
(5) a pre-general-election report due ten days before a general election; and
(6) for a special election, a constitutional office candidate whose name is on the ballot
must file reports seven days before a special primary election, seven days before a special
general election, and ten days after a special election cycle.
(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e):
(1) the principal campaign committee of a candidate who did not file for office is not
required to file the report due June 14, the report due 15 days before the primary election,
or the report due deleted text begin seven daysdeleted text end before a special primary election; and
(2) the principal campaign committee of a candidate whose name will not be on the
general election ballot is not required to file the report due 42 days before the general
election, the report due ten days before a general election, or the report due deleted text begin seven daysdeleted text end
before a special general election.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.
Local election reports.
(a) This subdivision applies to a political committee,
political fund, or political party unit that during a non-general election year:
(1) spends in aggregate more than $200 to influence the nomination or election of local
candidates;
(2) spends in aggregate more than $200 to make independent expenditures on behalf of
local candidates; deleted text begin or
deleted text end
(3) spends in aggregate more than $200 to promote or defeat ballot questions defined
in section 10A.01, subdivision 7, clause (2)deleted text begin , (3), or (4).deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin
(4) makes in aggregate more than $200 in donations in kind consisting of (i) independent
expenditures advocating the election or defeat of local candidates, or (ii) expenditures to
promote or defeat ballot questions as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 7, clause (2).
new text end
(b) In addition to the reports required by subdivision 2, the entities listed in paragraph
(a) must file the following reports in each non-general election year:
(1) a first-quarter report covering the calendar year through March 31, which is due
April 14;
(2) a report covering the calendar year through May 31, which is due June 14;
(3) a July report due 15 days before the local primary election date specified in section
205.065;
(4) a pre-general-election report due 42 days before the local general election; and
(5) a pre-general-election report due ten days before a local general election.
The reporting obligations in this paragraphnew text begin and subdivision 5new text end begin with the first report
due after the reporting period in which the entity reaches the spending threshold specified
in paragraph (a). The July report required under clause (3) is required for all entities required
to report under paragraph (a), regardless of whether the candidate or issue is on the primary
ballot or a primary is not conducted.
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Contents of report.
(a) The report required by this section must include each
of the items listed in paragraphs (b) to (q) that are applicable to the filer. The board shall
prescribe forms based on filer type indicating which of those items must be included on the
filer's report.
(b) The report must disclose the amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning of the
reporting period.
(c) The report must disclose the namedeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end addressdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end employerdeleted text begin ,deleted text end or occupation if
self-employeddeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and registration numbernew text begin ,new text end if registered with the board, of each individual or
association that has made one or more contributions to the reporting entity, including the
purchase of tickets for a fundraising effort, that in aggregate within the year exceed $200
deleted text begin for legislative or statewide candidatesdeleted text end new text begin ,new text end or deleted text begin more thandeleted text end $500 deleted text begin fordeleted text end new text begin if the reporting entity is anew text end
ballot deleted text begin questions, together withdeleted text end new text begin question political committee or fund. For individuals or
associations exceeding the aggregate threshold, new text end the amount and date of each contribution,
and the aggregate amount of contributions within the year from deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin that new text end source deleted text begin sodeleted text end new text begin must
be new text end disclosednew text begin in the reportnew text end . A donation in kind must be disclosed at its fair market value. An
approved expenditure must be listed as a donation in kind. A donation in kind is considered
consumed in the reporting period in which it is received. The names of contributors must
be listed in alphabetical order. Contributions from the same contributor must be listed under
the same name. When a contribution received from a contributor in a reporting period is
added to previously reported unitemized contributions from the same contributor and the
aggregate exceeds the disclosure threshold of this paragraph, the name, address, and
employer, or occupation if self-employed, of the contributor must then be listed on the
report.
(d) The report must disclose the sum of contributions to the reporting entity during the
reporting period.
(e) The report must disclose each loan made or received by the reporting entity within
the year in aggregate in excess of $200, new text begin or $500 if the reporting entity is a ballot question
political committee or fund, new text end continuously reported until repaid or forgiven, together with
the name, address, occupation, principal place of business, if any, and registration number
if registered with the board of the lender and any endorser and the date and amount of the
loan. If a loan deleted text begin made to the principal campaign committee of a candidatedeleted text end is forgiven or is
repaid by an entity other than deleted text begin that principal campaign committeedeleted text end new text begin the borrowernew text end , it must be
reported as a contribution for the year in which the loan was made.
(f) The report must disclose each receipt over $200new text begin , or $500 if the reporting entity is a
ballot question political committee or fund,new text end during the reporting period not otherwise listed
under paragraphs (c) to (e).
(g) The report must disclose the sum of all receipts of the reporting entity during the
reporting period.
(h) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
with the board of each individual or association to whom aggregate expenditures, approved
expenditures, independent expenditures, and ballot question expenditures have been made
by or on behalf of the reporting entity within the year in excess of $200, together with the
amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure, including an explanation of how the
expenditure was used, and the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
or local candidate on whose behalf the expenditure was made, identification of the ballot
question that the expenditure was intended to promote or defeat and an indication of whether
the expenditure was to promote or to defeat the ballot question, and in the case of independent
expenditures made innew text begin support of ornew text end opposition to a candidate or local candidate, the
candidate's or local candidate's name, address, and office sought. A reporting entity making
an expenditure on behalf of more than one candidate or local candidate must allocate the
expenditure among the candidates and local candidates on a reasonable cost basis and report
the allocation for each candidate or local candidate. The report must list on separate schedules
any independent expenditures made on behalf of local candidates and any expenditures
made for ballot questions as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 7, clause (2)deleted text begin , (3), or
(4)deleted text end .
(i) The report must disclose the sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of the
reporting entity during the reporting period.
(j) new text begin If the advance of credit was required to be itemized as an expenditure in the period
in which it was incurred, new text end the report must disclose the amount and nature of an advance of
credit incurred by the reporting entity, continuously reported until paid or forgiven. If an
advance of credit deleted text begin incurred by the principal campaign committee of a candidatedeleted text end is forgiven
by the creditor or paid by an entity other than deleted text begin that principal campaign committeedeleted text end new text begin the debtornew text end ,
it must be reported as a donation in kind for the year in which the advance of credit was
made.
(k) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
with the board of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee,
local candidate, or party unit to which contributions have been made that aggregate in excess
of $200 within the year and the amount and date of each contribution. The report must list
on separate schedules any contributions made to state candidates' principal campaign
committees and any contributions made to local candidates.
(l) The report must disclose the sum of all contributions made by the reporting entity
during the reporting period and must separately disclose the sum of all contributions made
to local candidates by the reporting entity during the reporting period.
(m) The report new text begin of a principal campaign committee new text end must disclose the name, address, and
registration number if registered with the board of each individual or association to whom
noncampaign disbursements have been made that aggregate in excess of $200 within the
year by or on behalf of the reporting entity and the amount, date, and purpose of each
noncampaign disbursement, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used.
(n) The report new text begin of a principal campaign committee new text end must disclose the sum of all
noncampaign disbursements made within the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity.
(o) The report must disclose the name and address of a nonprofit corporation that provides
administrative assistance to a political committee or political fund as authorized by section
211B.15, subdivision 17, the type of administrative assistance provided, and the aggregate
fair market value of each type of assistance provided to the political committee or political
fund during the reporting period.
(p) deleted text begin Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, and political committees
and funds must itemizedeleted text end Contributions that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 deleted text begin for
legislative or statewide candidatesdeleted text end new text begin ,new text end or deleted text begin more thandeleted text end $500 deleted text begin fordeleted text end new text begin if the reporting entity is anew text end ballot
deleted text begin questionsdeleted text end new text begin question political committee or fund, must be itemizednew text end on reports submitted to
the board. The itemization must include the date on which the contribution was received,
the individual or association that provided the contribution, and the address of the contributor.
Additionally, the itemization for a donation in kind must provide a description of the item
or service received. Contributions that are less than the itemization amount must be reported
as an aggregate total.
(q) deleted text begin Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, political committees and
funds, and committees to promote or defeat a ballot question must itemizedeleted text end Expenditures
and noncampaign disbursements that in aggregate exceed $200 in a calendar year new text begin must be
itemized new text end on reports submitted to the board. The itemization must include the date on which
the committee made or became obligated to make the expenditure or disbursement, the
name and address of the vendor that provided the service or item purchased, and a description
of the service or item purchased, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used.
Expenditures and noncampaign disbursements must be listed on the report alphabetically
by vendor.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Period of report.
new text begin (a) new text end A report must cover the period from January 1 of the
reporting year to seven days before the new text begin report new text end filing date, except that the report due on
January 31 must cover the period from January 1 to December 31 of the reporting year.
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the report of the principal campaign committee of a
special election candidate due seven days after the close of the filing period to be on the
ballot must cover the period from January 1 of the reporting year to the day prior to the start
of the special election cycle.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the reports of the principal campaign committee of
a special election candidate due seven days before a special primary election and seven days
before a special general election must cover the period from the start of the special election
cycle to seven days before the report filing date.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the report of the principal campaign committee of a
special election candidate due ten days after a special election cycle must cover the period
from the start of the special election cycle to the end of the special election cycle.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.201, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Electioneering communication.
(a) "Electioneering communication" means
any broadcast, cable, satellite, telephone, or digital communication that:
(1) refers to a clearly identified candidate for state office;
(2) is publicly distributed within 60 days before a general election for the office sought
by the candidate, within 30 days before a primary election for the office sought by the
candidate, or within 30 days before a convention of a political party unit that has authority
to endorse a candidate for the office sought by the candidate; and
(3) is targeted to the relevant electorate.
(b) A communication is not an electioneering communication if it:
(1) is publicly disseminated through a means of communication other than a broadcast,
cable, satellite television, or radio station, by telephone, in a digital format online, or by
other electronic means;
(2) appears in a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities
of any broadcast, cable, or satellite television or radio station, unless such facilities are
owned or controlled by any political party, political committee, or candidate, provided that
a news story distributed through a broadcast, cable, or satellite television or radio station
owned or controlled by any political party, political committee, or candidate is not an
electioneering communication if the news story meets the requirements described in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 11, section 100.132 (a) and (b);
(3) constitutes an expenditure or independent expenditure, provided that the expenditure
or independent expenditure is required to be reported under this chapternew text begin , and is not a
coordinated expenditurenew text end ;
(4) constitutes a candidate debate or forum, or that solely promotes such a debate or
forum and is made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum;
(5) is paid for by a candidate;
(6) is a noncommercial solicitation for the purposes of opinion research, including but
not limited to opinion research designed for understanding the impact of exposure to political
messages and content, provided that the solicitation is not designed to influence respondents'
views by presenting biased or manipulative content under the guise of it being an opinion
poll, survey, or other form of scientific data collection; or
(7) is a communication disseminated by telephone, in a digital format online, or by other
electronic means that the recipient has affirmatively and voluntarily consented to receive
from the sender.
new text begin
(c) If a disbursement is a coordinated expenditure under section 10A.176, it is not an
electioneering communication.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 12, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 24.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.202, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Disclaimer required.
An electioneering communication must include a
disclaimer in the same manner as required for campaign material under section 211B.04,
subdivision deleted text begin 1, paragraph (c)deleted text end new text begin 2, except that the phrase "independent expenditure" must be
replaced with "electioneering communication"new text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 12, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 25.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.25, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Effect of opponent's conduct.
(a) After the deadline for filing a spending
limit agreement under section 10A.322, a candidate who has agreed to be bound by the
expenditure limits imposed by this section as a condition of receiving a public subsidy for
the candidate's campaign may choose to be released from the expenditure limits but remain
eligible to receive a public subsidy if the candidate has an opponent who has not agreed to
be bound by the limits and has received contributions or made or become obligated to make
expenditures during that election cycle in excess of the following limits:
(1) up to the close of the reporting period before the primary election, receipts or
expenditures equal to 20 percent of the election segment expenditure limit for that office
as set forth in subdivision 2; or
(2) after the close of the reporting period before the primary election, cumulative receipts
or expenditures during that election cycle equal to 50 percent of the election cycle expenditure
limit for that office as set forth in subdivision 2.
Before the primary election, a candidate's "opponents" are only those who will appear
on the ballot of the same party in the primary election.
(b) A candidate who has not agreed to be bound by expenditure limits, or the candidate's
principal campaign committee, must file written notice with the board and provide written
notice to any opponent of the candidate for the same office within 24 hours of exceeding
the limits in paragraph (a). The notice must state only that the candidate or candidate's
principal campaign committee has received contributions or made or become obligated to
make campaign expenditures in excess of the limits in paragraph (a).
(c) Upon receipt of the notice, a candidate who had agreed to be bound by the limits
may file with the board a notice that the candidate chooses to be no longer bound by the
expenditure limits. new text begin A candidate who had agreed to be bound by the limits may also file a
notice with the board that the candidate chooses to be no longer bound by the expenditure
limits if an opponent that did not agree to be bound by the expenditure limits files a report
of receipts and expenditures required under section 10A.20 that discloses that the candidate
has reached one of the thresholds in paragraph (a). new text end A notice of a candidate's choice not to
be bound by the expenditure limits that is based on the conduct of an opponent in the state
primary election may not be filed more than one day after the State Canvassing Board has
declared the results of the state primary.
(d) A candidate who has agreed to be bound by the expenditure limits imposed by this
section and whose opponent in the general election has chosen, as provided in paragraph
(c), not to be bound by the expenditure limits because of the conduct of an opponent in the
primary election is no longer bound by the limits but remains eligible to receive a public
subsidy.
new text begin
(e) A candidate who fails to provide the notice required in paragraph (b) within the time
specified is subject to a late filing fee of $100 per day, not to exceed $1,000, commencing
on the day after the notice was due.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 26.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.27, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 17.
Penalty.
(a) An association that makes a contribution under subdivision 15
and fails to provide the required statement within the time specified is subject to a late filing
fee of $100 a day not to exceed $1,000, commencing the day after the statement was due.
The board must send notice by certified mail that the individual or association may be
subject to a civil penalty for failure to file the statement. An association that fails to provide
the required statement within seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board
is subject to a civil penalty of up to four times the amount of the contribution, but not to
exceed $25,000.
(b) An independent expenditure political committee or deleted text begin an independent expenditure
politicaldeleted text end fundnew text begin or ballot question political committee or fundnew text end that files a report without
including the statement required under subdivision 15 is subject to a late filing fee of $100
a day not to exceed $1,000, commencing the day after the report was due. The board must
send notice by certified mail that the independent expenditure political committee or
deleted text begin independent expendituredeleted text end fundnew text begin or ballot question political committee or fundnew text end may be subject
to a civil penalty for failure to file the statement. An association that fails to provide the
required statement within seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board
is subject to a civil penalty of up to four times the amount of the contribution for which
disclosure was not filed, but not to exceed $25,000.
(c) If an independent expenditure political committee or deleted text begin an independent expenditure
politicaldeleted text end fundnew text begin or ballot question political committee or fundnew text end has been assessed a late filing
fee under this subdivision during the prior four years, the board may impose a late filing
fee of up to twice the amount otherwise authorized by this subdivision. If an independent
expenditure political committee or deleted text begin an independent expenditure politicaldeleted text end fundnew text begin or ballot
question political committee or fundnew text end has been assessed a late filing fee under this subdivision
more than two times during the prior four years, the board may impose a late filing fee of
up to three times the amount otherwise authorized by this subdivision.
(d) No other penalty provided in law may be imposed for conduct that is subject to a
civil penalty under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 27.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Exceptions.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the
following expenditures by a party unit, or two or more party units acting together are not
considered contributions to or expenditures on behalf of a candidatenew text begin or local candidatenew text end for
the purposes of section 10A.25 deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 10A.27new text begin , or 211A.12,new text end and must not be allocated to
candidatesnew text begin or local candidatesnew text end under section 10A.20, subdivision 3, paragraph (h)new text begin , (k), or
(l)new text end :
(1) expenditures on behalf of candidatesnew text begin or local candidatesnew text end of that party generally
without referring to any of them specifically in a published, posted, or broadcast
advertisement;
(2) expenditures for the preparation, display, mailing, or other distribution of an official
party sample ballot listing the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear
on the ballot;
(3) expenditures for a telephone call, voice mail, text message, multimedia message,
Internet chat message, or email when the communication includes the names of three or
more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot;
(4) expenditures for a booth at a community event, county fair, or state fair that benefits
three or more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot;
(5) expenditures for a political party fundraising effort on behalf of three or more
candidatesnew text begin or local candidatesnew text end ; or
(6) expenditures for party committee staff services that benefit three or more candidatesnew text begin
or local candidatesnew text end .
Sec. 28.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Campaign material.
(a) A person new text begin or committee new text end who participates in the
preparation or dissemination of campaign material deleted text begin other than as provided in section 211B.05,
subdivision 1,deleted text end that does not prominently include the name and address of the person or
committee causing the material to be prepared or disseminated in a disclaimer substantially
in the form provided in paragraph (b) deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end (c)new text begin , or (d)new text end is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Except in cases covered by paragraph deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d) or subdivision 2new text end , the required form ofnew text begin
thenew text end disclaimer is: "deleted text begin Prepared anddeleted text end Paid for by deleted text begin the ....... committee, .......deleted text end new text begin (name of
entity)new text end (address)new text begin .new text end " deleted text begin for material prepared and paid for by a principal campaign committee, or
"Prepared and Paid for by the ....... committee, ....... (address)" for material prepared and
paid for by a person or committee other than a principal campaign committee.deleted text end The address
must be deleted text begin eitherdeleted text end the deleted text begin committee'sdeleted text end new text begin entity'snew text end mailing addressnew text begin , an actively monitored email address,new text end
or the deleted text begin committee'sdeleted text end new text begin entity'snew text end website, if the website includes the deleted text begin committee'sdeleted text end new text begin entity'snew text end mailing
addressnew text begin or email addressnew text end . If the material is produced and disseminated without cost, the
words deleted text begin "paid for" may be omitted fromdeleted text end new text begin "Prepared by" may be used in place of "Paid for by"
innew text end the disclaimer.
new text begin
(c) In the case of a candidate's or principal campaign committee's website, the
requirements of this subdivision are satisfied for all of the website pages when the disclaimer
prominently appears once on the website.
new text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end In the case of deleted text begin broadcastdeleted text end new text begin audio or videonew text end media, the required form of disclaimer
is: "Paid for by deleted text begin the ....... committeedeleted text end new text begin (name of entity)new text end ." If the material is produced and
deleted text begin broadcastdeleted text end new text begin disseminatednew text end without cost, the required form of the disclaimer is: "The deleted text begin .......
committeedeleted text end new text begin (name of entity)new text end is responsible for the content of this message."
new text begin
(e) Campaign material posted on a website, including on a candidate's or principal
campaign committee's website, that is provided in a format that can be easily redistributed
must include a disclaimer.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
Paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment.
Paragraphs (a), (c), (d), and (e) are effective August 12, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 29.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Independent expenditures.
(a) deleted text begin The required form of the disclaimer on a writtendeleted text end new text begin
A person or committee who participates in the preparation or dissemination of independent
expenditure material that does not prominently include the name and address of the person
or committee causing the material to be prepared or disseminated in a disclaimer substantially
in the form provided in paragraph (b), (c), or (d) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
new text end
new text begin (b) Except in cases covered by paragraph (d), the required form of disclaimer onnew text end
independent expenditure new text begin material new text end is: "This is an independent expenditure prepared and paid
for by deleted text begin .......deleted text end (name of entity deleted text begin participating in the expendituredeleted text end ), deleted text begin .......deleted text end (address). It is not
coordinated with or approved by any candidate nor is any candidate responsible for it." The
address must be deleted text begin eitherdeleted text end the entity's mailing addressnew text begin , an actively monitored email address, new text end
or the entity's website, if the website includes the entity's mailing addressnew text begin or email addressnew text end .
When a written independent expenditure is produced and disseminated without cost, the
words "and paid for" may be omitted from the disclaimer.
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The required form of the disclaimer on deleted text begin a broadcastdeleted text end new text begin an audio or video medianew text end
independent expenditure is: "This independent expenditure is paid for by deleted text begin .......deleted text end (name of
entity deleted text begin participating in the expendituredeleted text end ). It is not coordinated with or approved by any
candidate nor is any candidate responsible for it." When deleted text begin a broadcastdeleted text end new text begin an audio or video medianew text end
independent expenditure is produced and disseminated without cost, the following disclaimer
may be used: "deleted text begin .......deleted text end (name of entity deleted text begin participating in the expendituredeleted text end ) is responsible for the
deleted text begin contentsdeleted text end new text begin contentnew text end of this independent expenditure. It is not coordinated with or approved by
any candidate nor is any candidate responsible for it."
new text begin
(d) Material which is an independent expenditure that is posted on a website and is
provided in a format that can be easily redistributed must include a disclaimer.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
Paragraph (a) is effective August 12, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date. Paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment.
Paragraphs (c) and (d) are effective August 12, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 30.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Material that does not need a disclaimer.
(a) This section does not apply to
fundraising tickets, business cards, personal letters, or similar items that are clearly being
distributed by the candidate.
(b) This section does not apply to an individual or association that is not required to
register or report under chapter 10A or 211A.
(c) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) bumper stickers, pins, buttons, pens, or similar small items on which the disclaimer
cannot be conveniently printed;
(2) skywriting, wearing apparel, or other means of displaying an advertisement of such
a nature that the inclusion of a disclaimer would be impracticable; and
(3) deleted text begin online banner ads and similardeleted text end electronic communications deleted text begin thatdeleted text end new text begin for which it would be
technologically infeasible. The communication must state the name of the person who paid
for, or in the case of a communication that is produced and disseminated without cost, who
is responsible for the communication andnew text end link directly to an online page that deleted text begin includesdeleted text end
new text begin prominently displays new text end the disclaimer. new text begin The person who paid for or is responsible for the
communication must, at the request of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
or the Court of Administrative Hearings, demonstrate why it was technologically infeasible
to include a disclaimer in the form required by subdivision 1 or 2.
new text end
deleted text begin
(d) This section does not modify or repeal section 211B.06.
deleted text end
Sec. 31.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
deleted text begin Font sizedeleted text end new text begin Size, duration, and locationnew text end .
new text begin (a) new text end For written communications other
than an outdoor sign, website, or social media page, the disclaimer must be printed in 8-point
font or largernew text begin and provided in black text, or in color text that is in high contrast, on a white
backgroundnew text end .
new text begin
(b) Disclaimers on websites and social media must be clearly legible without manual
adjustment or magnification by the user.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Audiovisual advertisements must display the disclaimer for a minimum of four
seconds at the end of the advertisement.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Advertisements that only consist of audio must contain a disclaimer that is delivered
at a volume, speed, and cadence that can be easily understood.
new text end
new text begin
(e) For signs that are smaller than two feet by three feet, the disclaimer must be printed
in 12-point font or larger and provided in black text, or in color text that is in high contrast,
on a white background.
new text end
new text begin
(f) For signs larger than two feet by three feet and smaller than four feet by eight feet,
the disclaimer must be at least one inch tall and printed in black text, or in color text that is
in high contrast, on a white background.
new text end
new text begin
(g) For signs larger than four feet by eight feet, the disclaimer must be at least six inches
tall and printed in black text, or in color text that is in high contrast, on a white background.
new text end
new text begin
(h) Paragraphs (e) to (g) apply to signs printed on or after January 1, 2027. Signs printed
prior January 1, 2027, that do not comply with paragraphs (e) to (h) may continue to be
used after that date and are not in violation of this section.
new text end
Sec. 32.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.075, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Criminal penalties; civil remedies.
(a) A person who violates this section is
guilty of a deleted text begin gross misdemeanordeleted text end new text begin felonynew text end .
(b) The attorney general, a county attorney, or any person injured by an act prohibited
by this section may bring a civil action to prevent or restrain a violation of this section if
there is a reasonable basis to believe that an individual or entity is committing or intends
to commit a prohibited act.
(c) The attorney general, a county attorney, or any person injured by an act prohibited
by this section, may bring a civil action pursuant to section 8.31 to recover damages, together
with costs of investigation and reasonable attorney fees, and receive other equitable relief
as determined by the court. An action brought by any person under section 8.31, subdivision
3a, is in the public interest. In addition to all other damages, the court may impose a civil
penalty of up to deleted text begin $1,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000new text end for each violation.
(d) Civil remedies allowable under this section are cumulative and do not restrict any
other right or remedy otherwise available. An action for a penalty or remedy under this
section must be brought within two years of the date the violation is alleged to have occurred.
The complaint process provided in sections 211B.31 to 211B.36 does not apply to violations
of this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to crimes committed on or after that date and to causes of action accruing on or after
that date.
new text end
Sec. 33.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.076, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
Criminal penalties; civil remedies.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, a person
who violates this section is guilty of a deleted text begin gross misdemeanordeleted text end new text begin felonynew text end .
(b) The attorney general, a county attorney, or an election official may bring a civil
action to prevent or restrain a violation of this section if there is a reasonable basis to believe
that an individual or entity is committing or intends to commit a prohibited act.
(c) The attorney general, or an election official injured by an act prohibited by this
section, may bring a civil action pursuant to section 8.31 to recover damages, together with
costs of investigation and reasonable attorney fees, and receive other equitable relief as
determined by the court. An action brought by an election official under section 8.31,
subdivision 3a, is in the public interest. In addition to all other damages, the court may
impose a civil penalty of up to deleted text begin $1,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000new text end for each violation.
(d) Civil remedies allowable under this section are cumulative and do not restrict any
other right or remedy otherwise available. An action for a penalty or remedy under this
section must be brought within two years of the date the violation is alleged to have occurred.
The complaint process provided in sections 211B.31 to 211B.36 does not apply to violations
of this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to crimes committed on or after that date and to causes of action accruing on or after
that date.
new text end
Sec. 34.
new text begin
[211B.25] PROHIBITIONS ON ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES
BETTING ON ELECTIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
new text end
new text begin
(b) "Prediction market" means a system that allows consumers to place a wager on the
future outcome of a federal, state, or local election.
new text end
new text begin
(c) "Wager" means a contract whereby the parties to the contract agree to a gain or loss
by one to the other of money, property, or benefit.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Prohibition; penalty. new text end
new text begin
A candidate is guilty of a petty misdemeanor if the
candidate places a wager with a prediction market on the outcome of an election in which
the candidate is running.
new text end
Sec. 35.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Administrative remedy; exhaustion.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(b) and (c), a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 211A or 211B must be filed with the
office. The complaint must be finally disposed of by the office before the alleged violation
may be prosecuted by a county attorney.
(b) Complaints arising under those sections and related to those individuals and
associations specified in section 10A.022, subdivision 3, must be filed with the Campaign
Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
(c) Violations of sections 211B.075 deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 211B.076new text begin , and 211B.25new text end may be enforced as
provided in those sections.
Sec. 36. new text begin CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMITS STUDY.
new text end
new text begin
The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board must study the voluntary campaign
spending limits as provided in this section. By January 15, 2027, the board must report to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over the board with the board's findings and recommendations. At a minimum, the board
must study and report on:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the number of candidates that participate in the public subsidy program, broken down
by office;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the number of candidates that do not participate in the public subsidy program, broken
down by office;
new text end
new text begin
(3) historic trend data for the past ten years for the information in clauses (1) and (2);
new text end
new text begin
(4) for candidates that do not participate in the public subsidy program, how much the
candidate and the candidate's opponent spends and how much is spent on independent
expenditures in the race;
new text end
new text begin
(5) how other states set voluntary campaign spending limits, including:
new text end
new text begin
(i) if other states distinguish between highly contested races and other races in the amount
of funding provided or spending allowed;
new text end
new text begin
(ii) if other states have an automatic inflator on the subsidies and limits; and
new text end
new text begin
(iii) the level of candidate participation over time in the programs; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) any recommendations the board has regarding the current public subsidy program
in Minnesota and whether the current spending limits are appropriate.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 37. new text begin H.F. NO. 4241 EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 2026 H.F. No. 4241, section 1, if enacted, is
effective retroactively from the day following its final enactment.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 38. new text begin LOCAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING STUDY AND PILOT
PROJECT; REPORT.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Feasibility study. new text end
new text begin
The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
must study the feasibility of permitting candidates for local office to use the board's reporting
software to organize and track contributions, expenditures, and other data necessary to file
reports required by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211A. The study must assume that a
candidate's obligation to file reports with the appropriate local filing officer will remain
unchanged and that the board will have no jurisdiction over the candidate's activities or
compliance with the reporting requirements.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Pilot project. new text end
new text begin
As part of the study required by this section, the board must
conduct a pilot project that permits candidates in at least four local jurisdictions conducting
a general election in 2028 to use the software. The jurisdictions selected must include at
least one county election, one city election, and one school district election, and at least half
of the jurisdictions must be located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Required report. new text end
new text begin
The board must submit a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections describing
the results of the study and pilot project, and any associated recommendations, no later than
March 15, 2029.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 39. new text begin WORKING GROUP ON LOCAL CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORTING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
(a) For purposes of this section, the terms have the meanings
given.
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new text begin
(b) "Board" means the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
new text end
new text begin
(c) "Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or election to a county,
municipal, school district, or other political subdivision office. This definition does not
include an individual seeking a judicial office.
new text end
new text begin
(d) "Local campaign report" means any report that a candidate is required to file pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211A.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Membership. new text end
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(a) The working group consists of the following 12 members:
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(1) two members of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board affiliated with
different political parties appointed by the board's chair;
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(2) the executive director of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board;
new text end
new text begin
(3) two members appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities, one of whom must be
from a city of the fourth class;
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(4) one member appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
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(5) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships;
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(6) one member appointed by the Minnesota School Board Association;
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(7) one senator appointed by the senate majority leader and one senator appointed by
the senate minority leader; and
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(8) one representative appointed by the speaker of the house and one representative
appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Appointments to the working group must be made within two weeks after the effective
date of this section.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Public member compensation and reimbursement for expenses are governed by
Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 15.0595, the source of payment for compensation and reimbursement of nonlegislative
members of the working group is appropriations available to the Campaign Finance and
Public Disclosure Board. Legislative members may receive per diem and be reimbursed for
their expenses according to the rules of their respective bodies.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Chairs; meetings. new text end
new text begin
(a) The executive director of the board must convene the
first meeting of the working group no later than six weeks after the effective date of this
section. At the first meeting, members must elect a chair from among the legislative members
of the working group members.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Working group meetings are subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Administrative support. new text end
new text begin
The Legislative Coordinating Commission must
provide administrative support and meeting space for the working group. Upon request of
the working group, the staff of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board must
provide technical support.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Duties. new text end
new text begin
At a minimum, the working group must:
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new text begin
(1) examine and make recommendations on whether any or all local candidate campaign
finance reports should be filed with the board instead of with a local filing officer;
new text end
new text begin
(2) assess the extent to which local filing officers are currently able to provide support
to local candidates and the public related to the local filing officers' duty to accept campaign
finance reports from local candidates;
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new text begin
(3) review the reporting requirements for local candidates in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
211A, and any changes to those requirements that should be made, especially if the reports
were to be filed with the board;
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(4) study the impact of the potential increase of reports being made to the board in terms
of budgetary and staffing needs and the ability of the board to support the local candidates
in filing the reports;
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(5) study local campaign finance reporting requirements and make any recommendations
to changes in the laws; and
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(6) propose draft legislation to implement any of the working group's recommendations.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Report. new text end
new text begin
No later than January 15, 2027, the working group must submit a
written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over elections. The report must outline a description of the
working group's activities, how the working group addressed each duty described in
subdivision 5, any recommendations made by the working group, and any proposed
legislation recommended by the working group.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Expiration. new text end
new text begin
The working group expires upon submission of the report required
under subdivision 6, or January 16, 2027, whichever is later.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 40. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin
Minnesota Rules, part 4503.2000,
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is repealed.
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Sec. 41. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This article is effective January 1, 2027, unless otherwise specified.
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ARTICLE 2
ADDRESS SECURITY AND SECURITY SPENDING
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin Address. new text end
new text begin
"Address" means the complete mailing address, including the zip
code. An individual may use either the individual's business address or home address. An
association's address is the address from which the association conducts its business.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 26, is amended
to read:
Subd. 26.
Noncampaign disbursement.
(a) "Noncampaign disbursement" means a
purchase or payment of money or anything of value made, or an advance of credit incurred,
or a donation in kind received, by a principal campaign committee for any of the following
purposes:
(1) payment for accounting and legal services related to operating the candidate's
campaign committee, serving in office, or security for the candidate or the candidate's
immediate family, including but not limited to seeking and obtaining a harassment restraining
order;
(2) return of a contribution to the source;
(3) repayment of a loan made to the principal campaign committee by that committee;
(4) return of a public subsidy;
(5) payment for food, beverages, and necessary utensils and supplies, entertainment,
and facility rental for a fundraising event;
(6) services for a constituent by a member of the legislature or a constitutional officer
in the executive branch as provided in section 10A.173, subdivision 1;
(7) payment for food and beverages consumed by a candidate or volunteers while they
are engaged in campaign activities;
(8) payment for food or a beverage consumed while attending a reception or meeting
directly related to legislative duties;
(9) payment of expenses incurred by elected or appointed leaders of a legislative caucus
in carrying out their leadership responsibilities;
(10) payment by a principal campaign committee of the candidate's expenses for serving
in public office, other than for personal uses;
(11) costs of child care for the candidate's children when campaigning;
(12) fees paid to attend a campaign school;
(13) costs of a postelection party during the election year when a candidate's name will
no longer appear on a ballot or the general election is concluded, whichever occurs first;
(14) interest on loans paid by a principal campaign committee on outstanding loans;
(15) filing fees;
(16) post-general election holiday or seasonal cards, thank-you notes, or advertisements
in the news media mailed or published prior to the end of the election cycle;
(17) the cost of campaign material purchased to replace defective campaign material, if
the defective material is destroyed without being used;
(18) contributions to a party unit;
(19) payments for funeral gifts or memorials;
(20) the cost of a magnet less than six inches in diameter containing legislator contact
information and distributed to constituents;
(21) costs associated with a candidate attending a political party state or national
convention in this state;
(22) other purchases or payments specified in board rules or advisory opinions as being
for any purpose other than to influence the nomination or election of a candidate or to
promote or defeat a ballot question;
(23) costs paid to a third party for processing contributions made by a credit card, debit
card, or electronic check;
(24) costs paid by a candidate's principal campaign committee to support the candidate's
participation in a recount of ballots affecting the candidate's election;
(25) a contribution to a fund established to support a candidate's participation in a recount
of ballots affecting that candidate's election;
(26) costs paid by a candidate's principal campaign committee for a single reception
given in honor of the candidate's retirement from public office after the filing period for
affidavits of candidacy for that office has closed;
(27) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to the state general
fund;
(28) a donation from a terminating principal campaign committee to a county obligated
to incur special election expenses due to that candidate's resignation from state office;
(29) during a period starting January 1 in the year following a general election and ending
on December 31 of the year of general election, total payments of up to deleted text begin $3,000deleted text end new text begin $5,000new text end fornew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (i)new text end detection-related security monitoring expenses for a candidate, including home
security hardware, maintenance of home security monitoring hardware, identity theft
monitoring services, and credit monitoring services;new text begin and
new text end
new text begin
(ii) purchase, installation, and maintenance of structural security devices such as locks,
wiring, lighting, gates, doors, and fencing so long as such devices are intended solely to
provide security and not to improve the property or increase its value;
new text end
(30) new text begin during a period starting January 1 in the year following a general election and ending
on December 31 of the year of a general election, total payments of up to $25,000 for security
services, including security services provided by a political party unit as an in-kind
contribution if personnel providing security services do not engage in campaign activity on
behalf of a candidate or committee and if personnel providing security services and devices
used to provide security services do not display campaign material;
new text end
new text begin (31) new text end costs paid to repair or replace campaign property that was: (i) lost or stolen, or (ii)
damaged or defaced to such a degree that the property no longer serves its intended purpose.
For purposes of this clause, campaign property includes but is not limited to campaign lawn
signs. The candidate must document the need for these costs in writing or with photographs;
and
deleted text begin (31)deleted text end new text begin (32)new text end transition expenses and inaugural event expenses as defined in section 10A.174.
(b) The board must determine whether an activity involves a noncampaign disbursement
within the meaning of this subdivision.
(c) A noncampaign disbursement is considered to be made in the year in which the
candidate made the purchase of goods or services or incurred an obligation to pay for goods
or services.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 35d. new text end
new text begin Security services. new text end
new text begin
(a) "Security services" means threat assessments, security
guards, or guest screening services needed to address specific security concerns that result
from the individual's position as a public official or state or local candidate that are provided
by:
new text end
new text begin
(1) a state or local law enforcement agency; or
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new text begin
(2) an insured vendor licensed by the Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent
Services under sections 326.32 to 326.339.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Security services do not include:
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new text begin
(1) services obtained from a relative or a business owned by a relative, within the third
degree of consanguinity, of an official or candidate; or
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new text begin
(2) services obtained above fair market value.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 36a. new text end
new text begin Street address. new text end
new text begin
"Street address" means the name or number of the building,
the name of the street on which the building is located, and any unit number.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.02, subdivision 11b, is amended
to read:
Subd. 11b.
Data privacy related to electronic reporting system.
(a) The board may
develop and maintain systems to enable deleted text begin treasurersdeleted text end new text begin individualsnew text end to enter and store electronic
records online for the purpose of complying with this chapter. Data entered into such systems
deleted text begin by treasurers or their authorized agentsdeleted text end is not government data under chapter 13 and may
not be accessed or used by the board for any purpose without the deleted text begin treasurer'sdeleted text end written consentnew text begin
of the filer to whom the data pertainsnew text end . Data from such systems that has been submitted to
the board as a filed report new text begin or statement new text end is government data under chapter 13.
(b) For purposes of administering the refund under section 290.06, subdivision 23, the
board may access or use the following data entered and stored in an electronic reporting
system and share the data with the commissioner of revenue: (1) the amount of the
contribution; (2) the name and address of the contributor; (3) any unique identifier for the
contribution; (4) the name and campaign identification number of the party or candidate
that received the contribution; and (5) the date on which the contribution was received. Data
accessed, used, or maintained by the board under this paragraph are classified as nonpublic
data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, and private data on individuals, as defined
in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 11c. new text end
new text begin Street address data. new text end
new text begin
The street address of individuals contained on reports
and statements filed with the board under sections 10A.09, subdivision 5, paragraph (a),
clause (1); 10A.09, subdivision 5b, paragraph (b), clause (1); 10A.155; 10A.179; 10A.20;
and 10A.202, are classified as nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9,
or as private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and in addition
to the subject of the data are accessible to the filer of the report or statement containing that
data. The board, a county attorney, or a county, municipality, school district, or other political
subdivision may use street addresses disclosed on reports and statements to ensure compliance
with this chapter.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.027, is amended to read:
10A.027 INFORMATION ON WEBSITE.
new text begin (a)new text end The board must not post on its website any canceled checks, bank account numbers,
credit card account numbers, or Social Security numbers that may be in the board's possession
as a result of report or statement filings, complaints, or other proceedings under this chapter.
new text begin
(b) To comply with section 10A.02, subdivision 11c, the board must modify a report or
statement to omit private or nonpublic data before posting the report or statement on its
website.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.04, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:
Subd. 4.
Content.
(a) A report under this section must include information the board
requires from the registration form and the information required by this subdivision for the
reporting period.
(b) A lobbyist must report the specific subjects of interest for an entity represented by
the lobbyist on each report submitted under this section. A lobbyist must describe a specific
subject of interest in the report with enough information to show the particular issue of
importance to the entity represented.
(c) A lobbyist must report every state agency that had administrative action that the
represented entity sought to influence during the reporting period. The lobbyist must report
the specific subjects of interest for each administrative action and the revisor of statutes
rule draft number assigned to the administrative rulemaking.
(d) A lobbyist must report every political subdivision that considered official action that
the represented entity sought to influence during the reporting period. The lobbyist must
report the specific subjects of interest for each action.
(e) A lobbyist must report general lobbying categories and up to four specific subjects
of interest related to each general lobbying category on which the lobbyist attempted to
influence legislative action during the reporting period. If the lobbyist attempted to influence
legislative action on more than four specific subjects of interest for a general lobbying
category, the lobbyist, in consultation with the represented entity, must determine which
four specific subjects of interest were the entity's highest priorities during the reporting
period and report only those four subjects.
(f) A lobbyist must report the Public Utilities Commission project name for each rate
setting, power plant and powerline siting, or granting of certification of need before the
Public Utilities Commission that the represented entity sought to influence during the
reporting period.
(g) A lobbyist must report the amount and nature of each gift, item, or benefit, excluding
contributions to a candidate, equal in value to $5 or more, given or paid to any official, as
defined in section 10A.071, subdivision 1, by the lobbyist or an employer or employee of
the lobbyist. The list must include thenew text begin official'snew text end name deleted text begin and address ofdeleted text end new text begin , title, and the government
jurisdiction for which the official serves fornew text end each official to whom the gift, item, or benefit
was given or paid and the date it was given or paid.
(h) A lobbyist must report each original source of money in excess of $500 in any year
used for the purpose of lobbying to influence legislative action, administrative action, or
the official action of a political subdivision. The list must include the name, address, and
employer, or, if self-employed, the occupation and principal place of business, of each payer
of money in excess of $500.
(i) On each report, a lobbyist must disclose the general lobbying categories that were
lobbied on in the reporting period.
(j) A lobbyist must report each expert witness that the lobbyist requested to communicate
with public or local officials as described in section 10A.01, subdivision 21, paragraph (b),
clause (9), and each finance professional who participated in conduit financing as described
in section 10A.01, subdivision 21, paragraph (b), clause (7). The lobbyist must report the
name of the expert witness or finance professional; the employer, if any, of the expert witness
or finance professional; the government entity that received the communication from the
expert witness or finance professional; and the specific subject on which the expert witness
or finance professional communicated. The designated lobbyist must also report this
information if the expert witness or finance professional is requested to communicate by
the principal or association that the lobbyist represents.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Form; general requirements.
(a) A statement of economic interest required
by this section must be on a form prescribed by the board. Except as provided in subdivision
5b, the individual filing must provide the following information:
(1) the individual's name, address, occupation, and principal place of business;
(2) a listing of the name of each associated business and the nature of that association;
(3) a listing of all real property within the state, excluding homestead property, in which
the individual or the individual's spouse holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract
for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the interest is
valued in excess of $2,500; or (ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value
of more than $50,000;
(4) a listing of all real property within the state in which a partnership of which the
individual or the individual's spouse is a member holds: (i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage,
a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the
individual's share of the partnership interest is valued in excess of $2,500; or (ii) an option
to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000. A listing under this
clause or clause (3) must indicate the street address and the municipality or the section,
township, range and approximate acreage, whichever applies, and the county in which the
property is located;
(5) a listing of any investments, ownership, or interests in property connected with
pari-mutuel horse racing in the United States and Canada, including a racehorse, in which
the individual directly or indirectly holds a partial or full interest or an immediate family
member holds a partial or full interest;
(6) a listing of the principal business or professional activity category of each business
from which the individual or the individual's spouse receives more than $250 in any month
during the reporting period as an employee, if the individual or the individual's spouse has
an ownership interest of 25 percent or more in the business;
(7) a listing of each principal business or professional activity category from which the
individual or the individual's spouse received compensation of more than $2,500 in the past
12 months as an independent contractor;
(8) a listing of the full name of each security with a value of more than $10,000 owned
in part or in full by the individual or the individual's spouse, at any time during the reporting
period; and
(9) a listing of any contract, professional license, lease, or franchise that:
(i) is held by the individual or the individual's spouse or any business in which the
individual has an ownership interest of 25 percent or more; and
(ii) is entered into with, or issued by, the government agency on which the individual
serves as a public or local official.
new text begin
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), the board must classify as
private data the street address of real property at which an individual or the individual's
spouse lives on a permanent or temporary basis if the individual certifies for each address
that the individual would have a reasonable fear for the individual's or individual's family's
safety if the address were public data.
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The business or professional categories for purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (6)
and (7), must be the general topic headings used by the federal Internal Revenue Service
for purposes of reporting self-employment income on Schedule C. This paragraph does not
require an individual to report any specific code number from that schedule. Any additional
principal business or professional activity category may only be adopted if the category is
enacted by law.
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end For the purpose of calculating the amount of compensation received from any
single source in a single month, the amount shall include the total amount received from
the source during the month, whether or not the amount covers compensation for more than
one month.
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end For the purpose of determining the value of an individual's interest in real property,
the value of the property is the market value shown on the property tax statement.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end For the purpose of this section, "date of appointment" means the effective date
of appointment to a position.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end For the purpose of this section, "accepting employment as a public official" means
the effective date of the appointment to the position, as stated in the appointing authority's
notice to the board.
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end The listings required in paragraph (a), clauses (3) to (9), must not identify whether
the individual or the individual's spouse is associated with or owns the listed item.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
Subd. 5b.
Form; exceptions for certain officials.
(a) This subdivision applies to the
following individuals:
(1) a supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;
(2) a manager of a watershed district; and
(3) a member of a watershed management organization as defined under section
103B.205, subdivision 13.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 5, paragraph (a), an individual listed in paragraph (a),
must provide only the information listed below on a statement of economic interest:
(1) the individual's name, address, occupation, and principal place of business;
(2) a listing of any association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership, or other organized legal entity from which the individual
receives compensation in excess of $250, except for actual and reasonable expenses, in any
month during the reporting period as a director, officer, owner, member, partner, employer,
or employee;
(3) a listing of all real property within the state, excluding homestead property, in which
the individual or the individual's spouse holds:
(i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option
to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the interest is valued in excess of $2,500; or
(ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000;
(4) a listing of all real property within the state in which a partnership of which the
individual or the individual's spouse is a member holds:
(i) a fee simple interest, a mortgage, a contract for deed as buyer or seller, or an option
to buy, whether direct or indirect, if the individual's share of the partnership interest is valued
in excess of $2,500; or
(ii) an option to buy, if the property has a fair market value of more than $50,000. A
listing under this clause or clause (3) must indicate the street address and the municipality
or the section, township, range and approximate acreage, whichever applies, and the county
in which the property is located; and
(5) a listing of any contract, professional license, lease, or franchise that meets the
following criteria:
(i) it is held by the individual or the individual's spouse or any business in which the
individual has an ownership interest of 25 percent or more; and
(ii) it is entered into with, or issued by, the government agency on which the individual
serves as a public or local official.
(c) The listings required in paragraph (b), clauses (3) to (5), must not identify whether
the individual or the individual's spouse is associated with or owns the listed item.
(d) new text begin For the purposes of paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4), the board must classify as
private data the street address of real property at which an individual or the individual's
spouse lives on a permanent or temporary basis if the individual certifies for each address
that the individual would have a reasonable fear for the individual's or individual's family's
safety if the address were public data.
new text end
new text begin (e) new text end If an individual listed in paragraph (a) also holds a public official position that is not
listed in paragraph (a), the individual must file a statement of economic interest that includes
the information specified in subdivision 5, paragraph (a).
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Contents of report.
(a) The report required by this section must include each
of the items listed in paragraphs (b) to (q) that are applicable to the filer. The board shall
prescribe forms based on filer type indicating which of those items must be included on the
filer's report.
(b) The report must disclose the amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning of the
reporting period.
(c) The report must disclose the name, address, employer, or occupation if self-employed,
and registration number if registered with the board, of each individual or association that
has made one or more contributions to the reporting entity, including the purchase of tickets
for a fundraising effort, that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for legislative or
statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions, together with the amount and
date of each contribution, and the aggregate amount of contributions within the year from
each source so disclosed. A donation in kind must be disclosed at its fair market value. An
approved expenditure must be listed as a donation in kind. A donation in kind is considered
consumed in the reporting period in which it is received. The names of contributors must
be listed in alphabetical order. Contributions from the same contributor must be listed under
the same name. When a contribution received from a contributor in a reporting period is
added to previously reported unitemized contributions from the same contributor and the
aggregate exceeds the disclosure threshold of this paragraph, the name, address, and
employer, or occupation if self-employed, of the contributor must then be listed on the
report.
(d) The report must disclose the sum of contributions to the reporting entity during the
reporting period.
(e) The report must disclose each loan made or received by the reporting entity within
the year in aggregate in excess of $200, continuously reported until repaid or forgiven,
together with the name, address, occupation, principal place of business, if any, and
registration number if registered with the board of the lender and any endorser and the date
and amount of the loan. If a loan made to the principal campaign committee of a candidate
is forgiven or is repaid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must
be reported as a contribution for the year in which the loan was made.
(f) The report must disclose each receipt over $200 during the reporting period not
otherwise listed under paragraphs (c) to (e).
(g) The report must disclose the sum of all receipts of the reporting entity during the
reporting period.
(h) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
with the board of each individual or association to whom aggregate expenditures, approved
expenditures, independent expenditures, and ballot question expenditures have been made
by or on behalf of the reporting entity within the year in excess of $200, together with the
amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure, including an explanation of how the
expenditure was used, and the name and deleted text begin addressdeleted text end new text begin the city, state, and zip codenew text end of, and office
sought by, each candidate or local candidate on whose behalf the expenditure was made,
identification of the ballot question that the expenditure was intended to promote or defeat
and an indication of whether the expenditure was to promote or to defeat the ballot question,
and in the case of independent expenditures made in opposition to a candidate or local
candidate, the candidate's or local candidate's namedeleted text begin , address,deleted text end new text begin ; the city, state, and zip code;new text end
and office sought. A reporting entity making an expenditure on behalf of more than one
candidate or local candidate must allocate the expenditure among the candidates and local
candidates on a reasonable cost basis and report the allocation for each candidate or local
candidate. The report must list on separate schedules any independent expenditures made
on behalf of local candidates and any expenditures made for ballot questions as defined in
section 10A.01, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), or (4).
(i) The report must disclose the sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of the
reporting entity during the reporting period.
(j) The report must disclose the amount and nature of an advance of credit incurred by
the reporting entity, continuously reported until paid or forgiven. If an advance of credit
incurred by the principal campaign committee of a candidate is forgiven by the creditor or
paid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must be reported as a
donation in kind for the year in which the advance of credit was made.
(k) The report must disclose the namedeleted text begin , address,deleted text end and registration number if registered
with the board of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee,
local candidate, or party unit to which contributions have been made that aggregate in excess
of $200 within the year and the amount and date of each contribution. new text begin The report must
include the city, state, and zip code of each principal campaign committee and local
candidate. The report must include the address of each political committee, political fund,
and party unit. new text end The report must list on separate schedules any contributions made to state
candidates' principal campaign committees and any contributions made to local candidates.
(l) The report must disclose the sum of all contributions made by the reporting entity
during the reporting period and must separately disclose the sum of all contributions made
to local candidates by the reporting entity during the reporting period.
(m) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
with the board of each individual or association to whom noncampaign disbursements have
been made that aggregate in excess of $200 within the year by or on behalf of the reporting
entity and the amount, date, and purpose of each noncampaign disbursement, including an
explanation of how the expenditure was used.
(n) The report must disclose the sum of all noncampaign disbursements made within
the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity.
(o) The report must disclose the name and address of a nonprofit corporation that provides
administrative assistance to a political committee or political fund as authorized by section
211B.15, subdivision 17, the type of administrative assistance provided, and the aggregate
fair market value of each type of assistance provided to the political committee or political
fund during the reporting period.
(p) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, and political committees
and funds must itemize contributions that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for
legislative or statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions on reports submitted
to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the contribution was received,
the individual or association that provided the contribution, and the address of the contributor.
Additionally, the itemization for a donation in kind must provide a description of the item
or service received. Contributions that are less than the itemization amount must be reported
as an aggregate total.
(q) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, political committees and
funds, and committees to promote or defeat a ballot question must itemize expenditures and
noncampaign disbursements that in aggregate exceed $200 in a calendar year on reports
submitted to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the committee made
or became obligated to make the expenditure or disbursement, the name and address of the
vendor that provided the service or item purchased, and a description of the service or item
purchased, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used. Expenditures and
noncampaign disbursements must be listed on the report alphabetically by vendor.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Political party and dissolving principal campaign committee limit.
A
candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept
contributions from any political party units or dissolving principal campaign committees
in aggregate in excess of ten times the amount that may be contributed to that candidate as
set forth in subdivision 1. The limitation in this subdivision does not apply to a contribution
from a dissolving principal campaign committee of a candidate for the legislature to another
principal campaign committee of the same candidate.new text begin The limitation in this subdivision
does not apply to an in-kind contribution for security services from any political party units,
which are subject to the limitation for noncampaign disbursements in section 10A.01,
subdivision 26, clause (30).
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Limited personal contributions.
new text begin (a) new text end A candidate who signs an agreement
under section 10A.322 may not contribute to the candidate's own campaign during a segment
of an election cycle more than five times the candidate's contribution limit for that segment
under subdivision 1.
new text begin
(b) The limitation in paragraph (a) does not apply to payments made by the candidate
from the candidate's personal funds for the following:
new text end
new text begin
(1) detection-related security monitoring expenses for a candidate, including home
security hardware, maintenance of home security monitoring hardware, identity theft
monitoring services, and credit monitoring services;
new text end
new text begin
(2) purchase, installation, and maintenance of structural security devices such as locks,
wiring, lighting, gates, doors, and fencing so long as such devices are intended solely to
provide security and not to improve the property or increase its value; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) security services, if personnel providing security services do not engage in campaign
activity on behalf of a candidate or committee and if personnel providing security services
and devices used to provide security services do not display campaign material.
new text end
new text begin
Payments made by a candidate as provided in this paragraph are not reported by the principal
campaign committee as a campaign expenditure or as a noncampaign disbursement.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Exceptions.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the
following expenditures by a party unit, or two or more party units acting together are not
considered contributions to or expenditures on behalf of a candidate for the purposes of
section 10A.25 or 10A.27 and must not be allocated to candidates under section 10A.20,
subdivision 3, paragraph (h):
(1) expenditures on behalf of candidates of that party generally without referring to any
of them specifically in a published, posted, or broadcast advertisement;
(2) expenditures for the preparation, display, mailing, or other distribution of an official
party sample ballot listing the names of three or more individuals whose names are to appear
on the ballot;
(3) expenditures for a telephone call, voice mail, text message, multimedia message,
Internet chat message, or email when the communication includes the names of three or
more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot;
(4) expenditures for a booth at a community event, county fair, or state fair that benefits
three or more individuals whose names are to appear on the ballot;
(5) expenditures for a political party fundraising effort on behalf of three or more
candidates; or
(6) expenditures for party committee staff services that benefit three or more candidatesnew text begin
or local candidates, including contracts with third parties for security services if the services
are provided to at least three candidates or local candidatesnew text end .
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204B.06, subdivision 1b, is amended
to read:
Subd. 1b.
Address, electronic mail address, and telephone number.
(a) An affidavit
of candidacy must state a telephone number where the candidate can be contacted. An
affidavit must also state the candidate's or campaign's nongovernment issued electronic
mail address or an attestation that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess
an electronic mail address. Except for affidavits of candidacy for (1) judicial office, (2) the
office of county attorney, or (3) county sheriff, an affidavit must also state the candidate's
current address of residence as determined under section 200.031, or at the candidate's
request in accordance with paragraph (c), the candidate's campaign deleted text begin contactdeleted text end new text begin mailingnew text end address.
When filing the affidavit, the candidate must present the filing officer with the candidate's
valid driver's license or state identification card that contains the candidate's current address
of residence, or documentation of proof of residence authorized for election day registration
in section 201.061, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2); clause (3); or paragraph (d). If
an original bill is shown, the due date on the bill must be within 30 days before or after the
beginning of the filing period or, for bills without a due date, dated within 30 days before
the beginning of the filing period. If the address on the affidavit and the documentation do
not match, the filing officer must not accept the affidavit. The form for the affidavit of
candidacy must allow the candidate to request, if eligible, that the candidate's address of
residence be classified as private datadeleted text begin , and to provide the certification required under
paragraph (c) for classification of that addressdeleted text end .
(b) If an affidavit for an office where a residency requirement must be satisfied by the
close of the filing period is filed as provided by paragraph (c), the filing officer must, within
one business day of receiving the filing, determine whether the address provided in the
affidavit of candidacy is within the area represented by the office the candidate is seeking.
For all other candidates who filed for an office whose residency requirement must be satisfied
by the close of the filing period, a registered voter in this state may request in writing that
the filing officer receiving the affidavit of candidacy review the address as provided in this
paragraph, at any time up to one day after the last day for filing for office. If requested, the
filing officer must determine whether the address provided in the affidavit of candidacy is
within the area represented by the office the candidate is seeking. If the filing officer
determines that the address is not within the area represented by the office, the filing officer
must immediately notify the candidate and the candidate's name must be removed from the
ballot for that office. A determination made by a filing officer under this paragraph is subject
to judicial review under section 204B.44.
(c) If the candidate requests that the candidate's address of residence be classified as
private data, the candidate must list the candidate's address of residence on a separate form
to be attached to the affidavit. deleted text begin The candidate must also certify on the affidavit that either:
(1) a police report has been submitted, an order for protection has been issued, or the
candidate has a reasonable fear in regard to the safety of the candidate or the candidate's
family; or (2) the candidate's address is otherwise private pursuant to Minnesota law.deleted text end The
address of residence provided by a candidate who makes a request for classification on the
candidate's affidavit of candidacy deleted text begin and provides the certification required by this paragraphdeleted text end
is classified as private data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, but may be reviewed
by the filing officer as provided in this subdivision.
Sec. 16.
new text begin
[204B.065] CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN DATA.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definition. new text end
new text begin
For purposes of this section, "street address" means the name
or number of the building, the name of the street on which the building is located, and any
unit number.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Data classification. new text end
new text begin
Street address data of individual candidates on an affidavit
of candidacy or nominating petition submitted prior to May 1, 2026, is classified as nonpublic
data, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 9, or as private data on
individuals, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 12.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective seven days following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Form of petition.
A nominating petition may consist of one or more
separate pages each of which shall state:
(a) the office sought;
(b) the candidate's name deleted text begin and residence address, including street and number if anydeleted text end new text begin ;
campaign website, if any; and the candidate's or campaign's nongovernment-issued email
address or a statement that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess an
email addressnew text end ; and
(c) the candidate's political party or political principle expressed in not more than three
words. No candidate who files for a partisan office by nominating petition shall use the term
"nonpartisan" as a statement of political principle or the name of the candidate's political
party. No part of the name of a major political party may be used to designate the political
party or principle of a candidate who files for a partisan office by nominating petition, except
that the word "independent" may be used to designate the party or principle. A candidate
who files an affidavit of candidacy to fill a vacancy in nomination for a nonpartisan office
pursuant to section 204B.13, shall not state any political principle or the name of any political
party on the petition.
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin Address. new text end
new text begin
"Address" means the complete mailing address, including the zip
code. An individual may use either the individual's business address or home address. An
association's address is the address from which the association conducts its business.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Street address. new text end
new text begin
"Street address" means the name or number of the building,
the name of the street on which the building is located, and any unit number.
new text end
Sec. 20.
new text begin
[211A.015] ADDRESSES; DATA CLASSIFICATION.
new text end
new text begin
For purposes of chapter 211A, the street address of individuals contained on reports and
statements filed with a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision
are classified as nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, or as private
data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and in addition to the subject
of the data are accessible to the filer of the report or statement containing that data. The
county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision may use street addresses
disclosed on reports and statements to ensure compliance with this chapter.
new text end
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 211A.02, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Information required.
The report to be filed by a candidate or committee must
include:
(1) the name of the candidate and office sought;
(2) the printed name, address, telephone number, signature, and email address or an
attestation that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess an email address,
of the person responsible for filing the report;
(3) the total cash on hand designated to be used for political purposes;
(4) the total amount of contributions received and the total amount of disbursements for
the period from the last previous report to five days before the current report is due;
(5) if disbursements made to the same vendor exceed $100 in the aggregate during the
period covered by the report, the name and address for the vendor and the amount, date,
and purpose for each disbursement; and
(6) the name, address, and employer, or occupation if self-employed, of any individual
or entity that during the period covered by the report has made one or more contributions
that in the aggregate exceed $100, and the amount and date of each contribution. deleted text begin The filing
officer must restrict public access to the address of any individual who has made a
contribution that exceeds $100 and who has filed with the filing officer a written statement
signed by the individual that withholding the individual's address from the financial report
is required for the safety of the individual or the individual's family.
deleted text end
Sec. 22. new text begin REDACTING STREET ADDRESSES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS
AND STATEMENTS.
new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 211A.02, subdivision 6, any local
government that posts campaign finance reports or statements on the local government's
website must remove the reports or statements if the report or statement includes private or
nonpublic data. Prior to reposting any statement or report, the local government must redact
or omit all private or nonpublic data.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 211A.02, subdivision 6, the filing officer
of a local government must have all reports reposted within six months of the effective date
of this section.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective seven days following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 23. new text begin REDACTING STREET ADDRESSES; REPORTS AND STATEMENTS
ON BOARD'S WEBSITE.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board must remove from the board's
website all reports and statements that were filed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 10A.09, 10A.20, or 10A.202. The board must redact or omit private or nonpublic
data from each statement or report and repost the report to the board's website. The board
must prioritize its work on reports and statements filed on or after January 1, 2025, and then
reports or statements filed on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2025, in the
following order:
new text end
new text begin
(1) reports and statements from candidates;
new text end
new text begin
(2) reports and statements from party units;
new text end
new text begin
(3) reports and statements from political committees, political funds, independent
expenditure funds, and ballot funds; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) all other statements and filings.
new text end
new text begin
When the board completes its work with statements and reports from a category above, the
board must post the reports and statements on the board's website. After the board completes
reposting reports and statements filed on or after January 1, 2025, the board must work to
repost reports and statements filed on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2025,
in the same order of priority.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board must have all reports filed on or after January 1, 2022, reposted within
six months of the effective date of this section. If the board is unable to comply with this
timeline, the board must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over campaign finance policy why compliance was not possible,
what issues must be resolved in order for the board to be in compliance, and when the board
anticipates it will be able to comply. The board must have statements and reports filed after
January 1, 2022, reposted by January 1, 2028.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective seven days following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 24. new text begin TRANSITION TO NEW AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY; NOMINATING
PETITIONS NOT DEFICIENT.
new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of this act, a completed affidavit of candidacy
under Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.06, submitted by a candidate is not deficient if the
affidavit form was printed or provided prior to the effective date of any modification required
by this act. For elections occurring on or after November 4, 2026, an election official must
not print, copy, or publicly distribute a blank affidavit of candidacy or nominating petition
that does not include the required modification in this act.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A nominating petition filed for an election held in 2026 is not deficient if a candidate
complies with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.07, subdivision 1, as
it was in effect on April 1, 2026, or as amended by this act as of the effective date of this
section.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 25. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
(a)
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 9,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
new text begin
(b)
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Rules, part 4501.0100, subpart 2,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
Sec. 26. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This article is effective the day following final enactment unless otherwise specified.
new text end
ARTICLE 3
ELECTIONS POLICY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Generally.
new text begin (a) new text end The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer
the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 and 203B.30 if:
(1) the county auditor of that county has designated the clerk to administer them; or
(2) the clerk has given the county auditor of that county notice of intention to administer
them.
The designation or notice must specify whether the clerk will be responsible for the
administration of a ballot board as provided in section 203B.121new text begin and the municipality must
determine whether the municipality's office will be designated to administer voting under
section 203B.081 starting on the 46th day before the election or the 18th day before the
electionnew text end .
new text begin (b) new text end A clerk of a city that is located in more than one county may only administer the
provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 and 203B.30 if the clerk has been designated
by each of the county auditors or has provided notice to each of the county auditors that the
city will administer absentee voting.
new text begin (c)new text end A clerk may only administer the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 and
203B.30 if the clerk has technical capacity to access the statewide voter registration system
in the secure manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must identify
hardware, software, security, or other technical prerequisites necessary to ensure the security,
access controls, and performance of the statewide voter registration system. A clerk must
receive training approved by the secretary of state on the use of the statewide voter
registration system before administering this section. A clerk may not use the statewide
voter registration system until the clerk has received the required training. The county auditor
must notify the secretary of state of any deleted text begin municipaldeleted text end clerk who will be administering the
provisions of this section and the duties that the clerk will administer.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Delivery of ballots.
(a) The county auditor, municipal clerk, school district
clerk, or full-time clerk of any city or town administering an election pursuant to section
203B.05, shall mail absentee ballots to voters on the permanent absentee ballot list pursuant
to section 203B.04, subdivision 5, on the following timelines:
(1) except as otherwise provided by this section, at least 46 days before each regularly
scheduled primary and general election and each special primary and special election;
(2) as soon as practicable for a special election held pursuant to section 204D.19,
subdivisions 2 and 3; and
(3) at least 30 days before a town general election held in March.
(b) The commissioner of corrections must provide the secretary of state with a list of
the names and mailing addresses of state adult correctional facilities. An application for an
absentee ballot that provides an address included on the list provided by the commissioner
of corrections must not be accepted and an absentee ballot must not be provided to the
applicant. The county auditor or municipal clerk must promptly transmit a copy of the
application to the county attorney. The Department of Corrections must implement procedures
to ensure that absentee ballots issued under this chapter are not received or mailed by
offenders incarcerated at state adult correctional facilities.
(c) If an application for absentee ballots is accepted at a time when absentee ballots are
not yet available for distribution, the county auditor, or municipal clerk accepting the
application shall file it and as soon as absentee ballots are available for distribution shall
mail them to the address specified in the application. If an application for absentee ballots
is accepted when absentee ballots are available for distribution, the county auditor or
municipal clerk accepting the application shall promptly:
(1) mail the ballots to the voter whose signature appears on the application if the
application is submitted by mail and does not request commercial shipping under clause
(2);
(2) ship the ballots to the voter using a commercial shipper requested by the voter at the
voter's expense;
(3) deliver the absentee ballots directly to the voter if the application is submitted in
person; or
(4) deliver the absentee ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope to an agent who has been
designated to bring the ballots, as provided in section 203B.11, subdivision 4deleted text begin , to a voter
who would have difficulty getting to the polls because of incapacitating health reasons, or
who is disabled, or who is a patient in a health care facility, a resident of an assisted living
facility licensed under chapter 144G, a participant in a residential program for adults licensed
under section 245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for battered women as
defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4deleted text end .
(d) If an application does not indicate the election for which absentee ballots are sought,
the county auditor or municipal clerk shall mail or deliver only the ballots for the next
election occurring after receipt of the application. Only one set of ballots may be mailed,
shipped, or delivered to an applicant for any election, except as provided in section 203B.121,
subdivision 2, or when a replacement ballot has been requested by the voter for a ballot that
has been spoiled or lost in transit.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.065, is amended to read:
203B.065 USING THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Applicability. new text end
new text begin
A clerk administering absentee ballots pursuant to this
section must meet the requirements of section 203B.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Use of the statewide voter registration system. new text end
new text begin (a) new text end Upon accepting an
application for a deleted text begin statedeleted text end primary or deleted text begin statedeleted text end general election, the county auditor or municipal
clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system the voter's name, date of birth,
address of residence in Minnesota, mailing address, Minnesota driver's license or state
identification number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, if provided
by the voter. Upon acceptance of an absentee ballot application of a voter who is registered
to vote at an address different from the residential address certified on the absentee ballot
application, the voter registration record with the previous address shall be challenged. Once
the absentee ballot has been transmitted to the voter, the method of transmission and the
date of transmission must be recorded.
new text begin (b) new text end Upon receipt of a returned absentee ballot for a deleted text begin statedeleted text end primary or deleted text begin statedeleted text end general election,
the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system
that the voter has returned the ballot.
new text begin (c) new text end Upon receipt of notice that the ballot board has accepted or rejected the absentee
ballot for a deleted text begin statedeleted text end primary or deleted text begin statedeleted text end general election, the county auditor or municipal clerk
shall record in the statewide voter registration system whether the ballot was accepted or
rejected, and if rejected, the reason for rejection. If a replacement ballot is transmitted to
the voter, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record this in the statewide voter
registration system.
new text begin (d) new text end The labels provided for envelopes used for transmitting an absentee ballot to and
from an applicant for an absentee ballot for a deleted text begin statedeleted text end primary or deleted text begin statedeleted text end general election must
contain bar codes generated by the statewide voter registration system to facilitate the
recording required under this section. A county auditor or municipal clerk entering
information into the statewide voter registration system under this section must include the
information provided on the bar code label whenever information is entered into the system.
new text begin
(e) A town clerk may, but is not required to, use the statewide voter registration system
as provided in this section for a town election held in March.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
Subdivision 1 is effective the day following final enactment.
Subdivision 2 is effective September 1, 2027.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.30, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Voting procedure.
(a) When a voter appears in an early voting polling place,
the voter must state the voter's name, address, and, if requested, the voter's date of birth to
the early voting official. The early voting official must confirm that the voter's registration
is current in the statewide voter registration system and that the voter has not already cast
a ballot in the election. If the voter's status is challenged, the voter may resolve the challenge
as provided in section 204C.12. An individual who is not registered to vote must register
and a voter whose name or address has changed must update the voter's registration in the
manner provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3. A voter who has already cast a ballot
in the election must not be provided with a ballot.
(b) Each voter must sign the certification provided in section 204C.10. The signature of
an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence
of the intent of the individual to vote at that election. After the voter signs the certification,
two early voting officials must initial the ballot and issue it to the voter. new text begin The early voting
official must maintain a printed copy of the voter certificate. new text end The voter must immediately
retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot.
The voter must not take a ballot from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the
voter may return it to the early voting official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing
the ballot, the voter must deposit the ballot into the ballot counter and ballot box. The early
voting official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner provided in
section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes' receipt of
the early voting certification and applies to elections held on or after the 85th day after the
revisor of statutes receives the certification.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.30, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Processing of ballots.
Each day when early voting occurs, the early voting
officials must:
(1) remove and secure ballots cast, noting the date, voting location, and number of ballots
cast;
(2) without inspecting the ballots, new text begin using the procedures in section 204C.20, subdivisions
1 to 4, new text end ensure that the number of ballots removed from the ballot box is equal to the number
of voter certificates that were signed by voters in subdivision 2, paragraph (b); and
(3) seal and secure all voted and unvoted ballots new text begin and signed voter certificates new text end present in
that location at the end of the day.
The ballot board must count the ballots after the polls have closed on election day following
the procedures in section 203B.121, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes' receipt of
the early voting certification and applies to elections held on or after the 85th day after the
revisor of statutes receives the certification.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204B.07, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Petitions for presidential electors and alternates.
(a) This section does not
apply to candidates for presidential elector or alternate nominated by major political parties.
Major party candidates for presidential elector or alternate are certified under section 208.03.
Other presidential electors or alternates are nominated by petition pursuant to this section.
(b) On petitions nominating presidential electors or alternates, the names of the candidates
for president and vice-president shall be added to the political party or political principle
stated on the petition. One petition may be filed to nominate a slate of presidential electors
equal in number to the number of electors to which the state is entitled and an alternate for
each elector nominee.
(c) In addition to the petition, each nominated candidate must submit a signed, notarized
affidavit of candidacy for president or vice president that includes the following information:
(1) the candidate's name in the form as it should appear on the ballot;
(2) the candidate's campaign address, website, phone number, and email address;
(3) the name of the political party or political principle stated on the petition;
(4) the office sought by the candidate; and
(5) a declaration that the new text begin candidate satisfies all requirements of the United States
Constitution to be eligible to be elected to the office and the new text end candidate is aware of and will
follow all applicable election laws and campaign finance laws.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204B.09, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Write-in candidates.
(a) A candidate for county, state, or federal office who
wants write-in votes for the candidate to be counted must file a written request with the
filing office for the office sought not more than 84 days before the primary and no later
than the 19th day before the general election. The filing officer shall provide copies of the
form to make the request. The filing officer shall not accept a written request later than 5:00
p.m. on the last day for filing a written request.
(b) The governing body of a statutory or home rule charter city may adopt a resolution
governing the counting of write-in votes for local elective office. The resolution may:
(1) require the candidate to file a written request with the chief election official no later
than the 19th day before the city election if the candidate wants to have the candidate's
write-in votes individually recorded; or
(2) require that write-in votes for an individual candidate only be individually recorded
if the total number of write-in votes for that office is equal to or greater than the fewest
number of non-write-in votes for a ballot candidate.
If the governing body of the statutory or home rule charter city adopts a resolution authorized
by this paragraph, the resolution must be adopted and the city clerk must notify the county
auditor before the first day of filing for office. A resolution adopted under this paragraph
remains in effect until a subsequent resolution on the same subject is adopted by the
governing body of the statutory or home rule charter city.
(c) The governing body of a township, school district, hospital district, park district, soil
and water district, or other ancillary elected district may adopt a resolution governing the
counting of write-in votes for local elective office. The resolution may require that write-in
votes for an individual candidate only be individually recorded if the total number of write-in
votes for that office is equal to or greater than the fewest number of non-write-in votes for
a ballot candidate. If a governing body adopts a resolution authorized by this paragraph,
the resolution must be adopted and the clerk must notify the county auditor before the first
day of filing for office. A resolution adopted under this paragraph remains in effect until a
subsequent resolution on the same subject is adopted by the governing body.
(d) A candidate for president of the United States who files a request under this
subdivision must include the name of a candidate for vice president of the United States.
new text begin The candidates must certify on the request that both candidates satisfy all requirements of
the United States Constitution to be eligible to be elected to the office. new text end The request must
also include the name of at least one candidate for presidential elector. The total number of
names of candidates for presidential elector on the request may not exceed the total number
of electoral votes to be cast by Minnesota in the presidential election.
(e) A candidate for governor who files a request under this subdivision must file jointly
with another individual seeking nomination as a candidate for lieutenant governor. A
candidate for lieutenant governor who files a request under this subdivision must file jointly
with another individual seeking nomination as a candidate for governor.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Election law and instructions.
The secretary of state shall prepare and publish
a volume containing all state general laws relating to elections. The attorney general shall
provide annotations to the secretary of state for this volume. On or before deleted text begin August 1 of every
odd-numbereddeleted text end new text begin July 15 of eachnew text end year the secretary of state shall deleted text begin furnish to the county auditors
and municipal clerks enough copies of this volume so that each county auditor and municipal
clerk will have at least one copy. On or before July 1 of every even-numbered year, the
secretary of state shalldeleted text end prepare and make an electronic copy new text begin of this volume new text end available on the
office's website. The secretary of state may prepare and transmit to the county auditors and
municipal clerks detailed written instructions for complying with election laws relating to
the conduct of elections, conduct of voter registration and voting procedures.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.49, is amended to read:
204B.49 "I VOTED" STICKERS.
new text begin (a) new text end The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, school district clerk, or an
election judge may provide a sticker containing the words "I VOTED," and nothing more,
to an individual who:
(1) has successfully deposited a ballot into a ballot box;
(2) is provided an absentee ballot under section 203B.07, subdivision 1, or 203B.21,
subdivision 2; or
(3) is provided a ballot by mail under section 204B.45 or 204B.46.
new text begin
(b) The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk may
periodically administer a competition to update the "I VOTED" sticker design. An updated
design may include graphic design elements, but it must only include the words "I VOTED,"
and its imagery must not advocate for or against any political party, candidate, ballot question,
or public policy issue, or include any other words or numbers. Nothing in this section
prohibits a design competition from resulting in multiple winning designs.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.26, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Summary statements; contents.
new text begin (a) new text end The blank summary statement forms
furnished to each precinct shall identify the precinct, ward number if any, city, school district
if applicable, or town, date, and kind of election and, under appropriate headings identifying
deleted text begin each color ballotdeleted text end , shall contain spaces for the election judges to enter the information required
by section 204C.24, subdivision 1.
new text begin (b) new text end Each blank summary statement form shall also contain a certificate to be signed by
the election judges stating that the national flag was displayed on a suitable staff during
voting hours; that all of the ballots cast were properly piled, checked, and counted; and that
the numbers entered by the election judges on the summary statements correctly show the
number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each question.
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Envelopes for counted ballots.
Each official responsible for printing ballots
shall also furnish envelopes to contain those ballots after they have been counted. The
envelopes shall be made of heavy paper, printed or marked to distinguish deleted text begin the color ofdeleted text end the
ballots to be contained in them. They shall be of convenient size to hold the ballots and
shall be furnished at the same time and in the same manner as the ballots.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition.
(a) Between
the third and deleted text begin tenthdeleted text end new text begin 14thnew text end days after an election, the governing body of a city conducting any
election including a special municipal election, or the governing body of a town conducting
the general election in November shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the returns, and
declare new text begin the candidate duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each
municipal office and new text end the results of deleted text begin the electiondeleted text end new text begin any ballot questionsnew text end . The governing body
of a town conducting the general election in March shall act as the canvassing board, canvass
the returns, and declare new text begin the candidate duly elected who received the highest number of votes
for each town office and new text end the results of deleted text begin the electiondeleted text end new text begin any ballot questionnew text end within two days after
an election.
(b) After the time for contesting elections has passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a
certificate of election to each successful candidate. In case of a contest, the certificate shall
not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court.
(c) In case of a tie vote, the canvassing board having jurisdiction over the municipality
shall determine the result by lot. The clerk of the canvassing board shall certify the results
of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final custodian of the ballots
and the returns of the election.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition.
Between the
third and deleted text begin tenthdeleted text end new text begin 14thnew text end days after a school district election deleted text begin other than a recount of a special
election conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59deleted text end , the school board shall
canvass the returns and declare new text begin the candidate duly elected who received the highest number
of votes for each school district office and new text end the results of deleted text begin the electiondeleted text end new text begin any ballot questionnew text end .
new text begin The recounted results of a referendum conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or
475.59 must be certified by the canvassing board. new text end After the time for contesting elections
has passed, the school district clerk shall issue a certificate of election to each successful
candidate. If there is a contest, the certificate of election to that office must not be issued
until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court. If there is a tie
vote, the school board shall determine the result by lot. The clerk shall deliver the certificate
of election to the successful candidate by personal service or certified mail. The successful
candidate shall file an acceptance and oath of office in writing with the clerk within 30 days
of the date of mailing or personal service. A person who fails to qualify prior to the time
specified shall be deemed to have refused to serve, but that filing may be made at any time
before action to fill the vacancy has been taken. The school district clerk shall certify the
results of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final custodian of the
ballots and the returns of the election.
A school district canvassing board shall perform the duties of the school board according
to the requirements of this subdivision for a recount of a special election conducted under
section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 208.03, is amended to read:
208.03 NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND ALTERNATES.
Presidential electors and alternates for the major political parties of this state shall be
nominated by delegate conventions called and held under the supervision of the respective
state central committees of the parties of this state. At least 71 days before the general
election day the chair of the major political party shall certify to the secretary of state the
names of the persons nominated as presidential electors, the names of persons nominated
as alternate presidential electors, and the names of the party candidates for president and
vice president. The chair shall also certify that the party candidates for president and vice
president new text begin satisfy all requirements of the United States Constitution to be eligible to be elected
to the office and new text end have no affidavit on file as a candidate for any office in this state at the
ensuing general election.
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 375.20, is amended to read:
375.20 BALLOT QUESTIONS.
If the county board may do an act, incur a debt, appropriate money for a purpose, or
exercise any other power or authority, only if authorized by a vote of the people, the question
may be submitted at a special or general election, by a resolution specifying the matter or
question to be voted upon. If the question is to authorize the appropriation of money, creation
of a debt, or levy of a tax, it shall state the amount. Notice of the election shall be given as
in the case of special elections. If the question submitted is adopted, the board shall pass an
appropriate resolution to carry it into effect. In the election the form of the ballot shall be:
"Shall (here state the substance of the resolution to be submitted)?, Yes ...... No......,". The
county board may call a special county election upon a question to be held deleted text begin withindeleted text end new text begin at leastnew text end
84 days after a resolution to that effect is adopted by the county board. new text begin The special election
must be held on a uniform election date established in section 205.10, subdivision 3a. new text end Upon
the adoption of the resolution the county auditor shall post and publish notices of the election,
as required by section 204D.22, subdivisions 2 and 3. The election shall be conducted and
the returns canvassed in the manner prescribed by sections 204D.20 to 204D.27, so far as
practicable.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to elections held on or after September 1, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 16. new text begin NOTIFICATION TO ADMINISTER VOTING.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 203B.05, for a municipality already
designated to or that has already given notice of the intent to administer absentee voting,
the municipality and county must come to an agreement by June 12, 2026, and notify the
secretary of state whether the municipality will administer absentee voting for the 46 days
or 18 days before election day in the 2026 state primary.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 17. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 5.31,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S4223-2
5.31 STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
The secretary of state may sell intellectual property rights associated with the statewide voter registration system to other states or to units of local government in other states. Receipts from the sale must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Help America Vote Act account.
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.
Repealed Minnesota Rule: S4223-2
4501.0100 DEFINITIONS.
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.
4503.2000 DISCLAIMERS.
Subpart 1.
Additional definitions.
The following definitions apply to this part and Minnesota Statutes, section 211B.04:
A.
"broadcast media" means a television station, radio station, cable television system, or satellite system; and
B.
"social media platform" means a website or application that allows multiple users to create, share, and view user-generated content, excluding a website controlled primarily by the association or individual that caused the communication to be prepared or disseminated.
Subp. 2.
Material linked to a disclaimer.
Minnesota Statutes, section 211B.04, does not apply to the following communications that link directly to an online page that includes a disclaimer in the form required by that section if the communication is made by or on behalf of a candidate, principal campaign committee, political committee, political fund, political party unit, or person who has made an electioneering communication, as those terms are defined in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A:
C.
text, images, video, or audio disseminated using an application accessed primarily via mobile phone, excluding email messages, telephone calls, and voicemail messages; and
D.
paid electronic advertisements disseminated via the internet by a third party, including but not limited to online banner advertisements and advertisements appearing within the electronic version of a newspaper, periodical, or magazine.
The link must be conspicuous and when selected must result in the display of an online page that prominently includes the required disclaimer.