A public subsidy agreement is effective for the entire election cycle regardless of when the agreement is signed.
By signing a public subsidy agreement after the first year of an election cycle, a candidate agrees to abide by spending and contribution limits for candidates with public subsidy agreements for the entire election cycle. The candidate is subject to the same remedies for prior violations of contribution and spending limits as a candidate who signed a public subsidy agreement during the first year of the election cycle.
The right to issue receipts under the political contribution refund program established in Minnesota Statutes, section 290.06, subdivision 23, arises only when the public subsidy agreement is actually signed.
Public subsidy agreements for all candidates in a district in which a special election is held expire at the end of the special election cycle regardless of whether the candidate actually ran in the special election.
If a candidate who has received public subsidy money fails to file a year-end report of receipts and expenditures in an election year, the board may determine the amount of public subsidy which must be returned based on the last report filed by the candidate.
A public subsidy agreement is binding regardless of whether the candidate actually receives funds from the state elections campaign fund.
20 SR 2504; 21 SR 1779; 30 SR 903; L 2017 1Sp4 art 3 s 18
August 16, 2017
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes