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HF 1494

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; campaign finance; providing contribution limits for certain
candidates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10A.27, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Contribution limits.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision 2,
a candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept
aggregate contributions made or delivered by any individual, political committee, or
political fund in excess of the following:

(1) to candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $2,000 in
an election year for the office sought and $500 in other years;

(2) to a candidate for attorney general, $1,000 in an election year for the office
sought and $200 in other years;

(3) to a candidate for the office of secretary of state or state auditor, $500 in an
election year for the office sought and $100 in other years;

(4) to a candidate for state senator, $500 in an election year for the office sought and
$100 in other years; deleted text begin and
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(5) to a candidate for state representative, $500 in an election year for the office
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new text begin (6) to a candidate for district court judicial office, $1,000 in an election year for the
office sought and $200 in other years; and
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new text begin (7) to a candidate for supreme court justice or court of appeals judge, $2,000 in an
election year for the office sought and $500 in other years.
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(b) The following deliveries are not subject to the bundling limitation in this
subdivision:

(1) delivery of contributions collected by a member of the candidate's principal
campaign committee, such as a block worker or a volunteer who hosts a fund-raising
event, to the committee's treasurer; and

(2) a delivery made by an individual on behalf of the individual's spouse.

(c) A lobbyist, political committee, political party unit, or political fund must not
make a contribution a candidate is prohibited from accepting.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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