1999 Minnesota Statutes

     10A.322 Spending limit agreements. 

    Subdivision 1.    Agreement by candidate.  (a) As a 
 condition of receiving a public subsidy, a candidate must sign 
 and file with the board a written agreement in which the 
 candidate agrees that the candidate will comply with sections 
 10A.25; 10A.27, subdivision 10; and 10A.324. 

    (b) Before the first day of filing for office, the board 
 must forward agreement forms to all filing officers.  The board 
 must also provide agreement forms to candidates on request at 
 any time.  The candidate must file the agreement with the board 
 by September 1 preceding the candidate's general election or a 
 special election held at the general election.  An agreement may 
 not be filed after that date.  An agreement once filed may not 
 be rescinded. 

    (c) The board must notify the commissioner of revenue of 
 any agreement signed under this subdivision. 

    (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), if a vacancy occurs that 
 will be filled by means of a special election and the filing 
 period does not coincide with the filing period for the general 
 election, a candidate may sign and submit a spending limit 
 agreement not later than the day after the candidate files the 
 affidavit of candidacy or nominating petition for the office. 

    Subd. 2.    How long agreement is effective.  The 
 agreement, insofar as it relates to the expenditure limits in 
 section 10A.25, as adjusted by section 10A.255, and the 
 contribution limit in section 10A.27, subdivision 10, remains 
 effective for candidates until the dissolution of the principal 
 campaign committee of the candidate or the end of the first 
 election cycle completed after the agreement was filed, 
 whichever occurs first. 

    Subd. 3. Repealed by amendment, 1999 c 220 s 42 

    Subd. 4.    Refund receipt forms; penalty.  The board 
 must make available to a political party on request and to any 
 candidate for whom an agreement under this section is effective, 
 a supply of official refund receipt forms that state in boldface 
 type that (1) a contributor who is given a receipt form is 
 eligible to claim a refund as provided in section 290.06, 
 subdivision 23, and (2) if the contribution is to a candidate, 
 that the candidate has signed an agreement to limit campaign 
 expenditures as provided in this section.  The forms must 
 provide duplicate copies of the receipt to be attached to the 
 contributor's claim.  A candidate who does not sign an agreement 
 under this section and who willfully issues an official refund 
 receipt form or a facsimile of one to any of the candidate's 
 contributors is guilty of a misdemeanor. 

    HIST: 1990 c 608 art 3 s 24; 1991 c 291 art 6 s 1,2; 1993 c 
 318 art 2 s 39,40; 1999 c 220 s 42,50