as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to elections; modifying notice required of 1.3 independent expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.4 1996, section 10A.20, subdivision 6b. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.20, 1.7 subdivision 6b, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 6b. [INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES; NOTICE.] (a) 1.9 Within2448 hours after an individual, political committee, or 1.10 political fund makesor becomes obligated by oral or written1.11agreement to makean independent expenditure in support of a 1.12 candidate in excess of$100, other than an expenditure by an1.13association targeted to inform solely its own dues-paying1.14members of the association's position on a candidatethe amount 1.15 that may be contributed to the candidate, or in opposition to a 1.16 candidate in excess of the amount that may be contributed to the 1.17 candidate's opponent, the individual, political committee, or 1.18 political fund shall file with the boardan affidavit notifying1.19the boarda notice ofthe intent to makethe independent 1.20 expenditure and serve a copy of theaffidavitnotice on each 1.21 candidate in the affected race and on the treasurer of the 1.22 candidate's principal campaign committee. Theaffidavitnotice 1.23 must contain the information with respect to the expenditure 1.24 that is required to be reported under subdivision 3, paragraph 1.25 (g); except that if an expenditure is reported before it is2.1made, the notice must include a reasonable estimate of the2.2anticipated amount. Each new expenditure requires a new notice. 2.3 (b) A notice is not required for an expenditure by an 2.4 association targeted to inform solely its own dues-paying 2.5 members of the association's position on a candidate. 2.6 (c) An individual or the treasurer of a political committee 2.7 or political fund who fails to give notice as required by this 2.8 subdivision, or who files a falseaffidavit ofnotice, is guilty 2.9 of a gross misdemeanor and is subject to a civil fine of up to 2.10 four times the amount of the independent expenditure stated in 2.11 the notice or of which notice was required, whichever is greater.