HF 1239

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to elections; prohibiting candidates from 
  1.3             accepting certain contributions; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1994, section 10A.27, subdivision 11. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 10A.27, 
  1.7   subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 11.  [CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN TYPES OF 
  1.9   CONTRIBUTORS.] A candidate shall not permit the candidate's 
  1.10  principal campaign committee to accept a: 
  1.11     (1) any contribution from a political fund or a political 
  1.12  committee other than a political party unit as defined in 
  1.13  section 10A.275, a political fund,; or 
  1.14     (2) a contribution from a lobbyist, or a large giver, if 
  1.15  the contribution will cause the aggregate contributions from 
  1.16  those types of contributors to exceed an amount equal to 20 
  1.17  percent of the expenditure limits for the office sought by the 
  1.18  candidate.  For purposes of this subdivision, "large giver" 
  1.19  means an individual, other than the candidate, who contributes 
  1.20  an amount that is more than $100 and more than one-half the 
  1.21  amount an individual may contribute.