1997 Minnesota Statutes

     10A.17 Expenditures. 

    Subdivision 1.  No expenditure shall be made by a political 
 committee, political fund, or principal campaign committee 
 unless it is authorized by the treasurer or deputy treasurer of 
 that committee or fund. 

    Subd. 2.  No individual or association may make an approved 
 expenditure of more than $20 without receiving written 
 authorization as to the amount that may be spent and the purpose 
 of the expenditure from the treasurer of the principal campaign 
 committee of the candidate who approved the expenditure. 

    Subd. 3.  The treasurer or deputy treasurer of a political 
 committee may sign vouchers for petty cash of not more than $100 
 per week for statewide elections or $20 per week for legislative 
 elections to be used for miscellaneous expenditures. 

    Subd. 4.  Any individual, political committee, or political 
 fund who independently solicits or accepts contributions or 
 makes independent expenditures on behalf of any candidate shall 
 publicly disclose that the expenditure is an independent 
 expenditure.  All written communications with those from whom 
 contributions are independently solicited or accepted or to whom 
 independent expenditures are made on behalf of a candidate, 
 shall contain a statement in conspicuous type that the activity 
 is an independent expenditure and is not approved by the 
 candidate nor is the candidate responsible for it.  Similar 
 language shall be included in all oral communications, in 
 conspicuous type on the front page of all literature and 
 advertisements published or posted, and at the end of all 
 broadcast advertisements made by that individual, political 
 committee or political fund on the candidate's behalf. 

    Subd. 5.  Any person who knowingly violates the provisions 
 of subdivision 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor.  A person who 
 knowingly violates the provisions of subdivision 4 or falsely 
 claims that an expenditure was an independent expenditure is 
 guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 

    HIST: 1974 c 470 s 17; 1978 c 463 s 49; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 318 
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