1997 Minnesota Statutes

     10A.49 Certification and distribution. 

    Subdivision 1.    Certification of eligible candidates.  
 Within one week after certification by the state canvassing 
 board of the results of the primary, the campaign finance and 
 public disclosure board shall certify to the state treasurer the 
 name of each major political party or minor political party 
 congressional candidate who is eligible to receive a financial 
 incentive. 

    Subd. 2.    Distribution of money after primary.  Within 
 two weeks after certification by the state canvassing board of 
 the results of the primary, the state treasurer shall pay an 
 incentive to each major political party or minor political party 
 congressional candidate who has signed an agreement as required 
 under section 10A.43 and is eligible to receive an incentive. 

    Subd. 3.    Independent and new party candidates.  
 Within two weeks after certification by the state canvassing 
 board of the results of the state general election, the state 
 treasurer shall pay an incentive to each independent or new 
 political party congressional candidate who has signed an 
 agreement as required under section 10A.43 and is eligible to 
 receive an incentive.  To be eligible to receive an incentive, 
 an independent or new party congressional candidate must receive 
 at least three percent of the vote cast at the general election 
 for the office sought. 

    Subd. 4.    Appropriation.  The amount necessary to pay 
 the incentives under this section is appropriated from the 
 general fund to the state treasurer.  

    HIST: 1990 c 608 art 4 s 10; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 6,7; 1997 c 202 
 art 2 s 63