1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to campaigns; requiring candidates who receive the public subsidy to 
1.3 	comply with certain accessibility standards;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, 
1.4 	section 10A.38.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 10A.38, is amended to read:
1.7 	10A.38 CAPTIONING OF CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS; CAMPAIGN WEB 
1.8 	SITE ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS.
1.9 	(a) This section applies to a campaign advertisement by a candidate who is governed 
1.10 	by an agreement under section 10A.322.
1.11 	(b) (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
1.12 	(1) "campaign advertisement" means a professionally produced visual or audio recording 
1.13 	of two minutes or less produced by the a candidate for the purpose of influencing the 
1.14 	nomination or election of a candidate.; and
1.15 	(2) "candidate" means a candidate who is governed by an agreement under section 
1.16 	10A.322.
1.17 	(c) (b) A campaign advertisement that is disseminated as an advertisement by broadcast 
1.18 	or cable television must include closed captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, 
1.19 	unless the candidate has filed with the board before the advertisement is disseminated a 
1.20 	statement setting forth the reasons for not doing so. A campaign advertisement that is 
1.21 	disseminated as an advertisement to the public on the a candidate's Web site must include 
1.22 	closed captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, unless the candidate has posted on 
2.1 	the Web site a transcript of the spoken content of the advertisement or the candidate has 
2.2 	filed with the board before the advertisement is disseminated a statement setting forth the 
2.3 	reasons for not doing so. A campaign advertisement must not be disseminated as an 
2.4 	advertisement by radio unless the a candidate has posted on the candidate's Web site a 
2.5 	transcript of the spoken content of the advertisement or the candidate has filed with the 
2.6 	board before the advertisement is disseminated a statement setting forth the reasons for not 
2.7 	doing so.
2.8 	(c) A candidate's Web site must comply with the accessibility standards developed under 
2.9 	section 16E.03, subdivision 9.