1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to campaign finance; requiring disclosure of contributors who contribute
1.3 less than $200 who live outside the area represented by the candidate; amending
1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 3.Contents of report.(a) The report required by this section must include each
1.8of the items listed in paragraphs (b) to (q) that are applicable to the filer. The board shall
1.9prescribe forms based on filer type indicating which of those items must be included on the
1.10filer's report.
1.11 (b) The report must disclose the amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning of the
1.12reporting period.
1.13 (c) The report must disclose the name, address, employer, or occupation if self-employed,
1.14and registration number if registered with the board, of each individual or association that
1.15has made one or more contributions to the reporting entity, including the purchase of tickets
1.16for a fundraising effort, that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for legislative or
1.17statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions, together with the amount and
1.18date of each contribution, and the aggregate amount of contributions within the year from
1.19each source so disclosed. For legislative and statewide candidates, the report must disclose
1.20the identifying information for each individual or association that has made one or more
1.21contributions to the reporting entity, including the purchase of tickets for a fundraising
1.22effort, except if the individual or association resides or is located in the area represented by
1.23the candidate, the report must only include identifying information for an individual or
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25-03126 as introduced02/03/25 REVISOR JFK/ES
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1774NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: KORAN, Mathews, Bahr, Limmer and Lucero)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/24/2025
Referred to Elections 2.1association if the individual or association, in aggregate within the year, exceeds more than
2.2$200. For ballot questions, the report must disclose the identifying information for each
2.3individual or association that has made one or more contributions to the reporting entity,
2.4including the purchase of tickets for a fundraising effort, that in aggregate exceed more than
2.5$500. The report must include the amount and date of each contribution and the aggregate
2.6amount of contributions within the year from each disclosed source. For purposes of this
2.7paragraph, "identifying information" means the name, address, employer or occupation if
2.8self-employed, and registration number if registered with the board. A donation in kind
2.9must be disclosed at its fair market value. An approved expenditure must be listed as a
2.10donation in kind. A donation in kind is considered consumed in the reporting period in
2.11which it is received. The names of contributors must be listed in alphabetical order.
2.12Contributions from the same contributor must be listed under the same name. When a
2.13contribution received from a contributor in a reporting period is added to previously reported
2.14unitemized contributions from the same contributor and the aggregate exceeds the disclosure
2.15threshold of this paragraph, the name, address, and employer, or occupation if self-employed,
2.16of the contributor must then be listed on the report.
2.17 (d) The report must disclose the sum of contributions to the reporting entity during the
2.18reporting period.
2.19 (e) The report must disclose each loan made or received by the reporting entity within
2.20the year in aggregate in excess of $200, continuously reported until repaid or forgiven,
2.21together with the name, address, occupation, principal place of business, if any, and
2.22registration number if registered with the board of the lender and any endorser and the date
2.23and amount of the loan. If a loan made to the principal campaign committee of a candidate
2.24is forgiven or is repaid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must
2.25be reported as a contribution for the year in which the loan was made.
2.26 (f) The report must disclose each receipt over $200 during the reporting period not
2.27otherwise listed under paragraphs (c) to (e).
2.28 (g) The report must disclose the sum of all receipts of the reporting entity during the
2.29reporting period.
2.30 (h) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
2.31with the board of each individual or association to whom aggregate expenditures, approved
2.32expenditures, independent expenditures, and ballot question expenditures have been made
2.33by or on behalf of the reporting entity within the year in excess of $200, together with the
2.34amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure, including an explanation of how the
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25-03126 as introduced02/03/25 REVISOR JFK/ES 3.1expenditure was used, and the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
3.2or local candidate on whose behalf the expenditure was made, identification of the ballot
3.3question that the expenditure was intended to promote or defeat and an indication of whether
3.4the expenditure was to promote or to defeat the ballot question, and in the case of independent
3.5expenditures made in opposition to a candidate or local candidate, the candidate's or local
3.6candidate's name, address, and office sought. A reporting entity making an expenditure on
3.7behalf of more than one candidate or local candidate must allocate the expenditure among
3.8the candidates and local candidates on a reasonable cost basis and report the allocation for
3.9each candidate or local candidate. The report must list on separate schedules any independent
3.10expenditures made on behalf of local candidates and any expenditures made for ballot
3.11questions as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), or (4).
3.12 (i) The report must disclose the sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of the
3.13reporting entity during the reporting period.
3.14 (j) The report must disclose the amount and nature of an advance of credit incurred by
3.15the reporting entity, continuously reported until paid or forgiven. If an advance of credit
3.16incurred by the principal campaign committee of a candidate is forgiven by the creditor or
3.17paid by an entity other than that principal campaign committee, it must be reported as a
3.18donation in kind for the year in which the advance of credit was made.
3.19 (k) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
3.20with the board of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee,
3.21local candidate, or party unit to which contributions have been made that aggregate in excess
3.22of $200 within the year and the amount and date of each contribution. The report must list
3.23on separate schedules any contributions made to state candidates' principal campaign
3.24committees and any contributions made to local candidates.
3.25 (l) The report must disclose the sum of all contributions made by the reporting entity
3.26during the reporting period and must separately disclose the sum of all contributions made
3.27to local candidates by the reporting entity during the reporting period.
3.28 (m) The report must disclose the name, address, and registration number if registered
3.29with the board of each individual or association to whom noncampaign disbursements have
3.30been made that aggregate in excess of $200 within the year by or on behalf of the reporting
3.31entity and the amount, date, and purpose of each noncampaign disbursement, including an
3.32explanation of how the expenditure was used.
3.33 (n) The report must disclose the sum of all noncampaign disbursements made within
3.34the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity.
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25-03126 as introduced02/03/25 REVISOR JFK/ES 4.1 (o) The report must disclose the name and address of a nonprofit corporation that provides
4.2administrative assistance to a political committee or political fund as authorized by section
4.3211B.15, subdivision 17, the type of administrative assistance provided, and the aggregate
4.4fair market value of each type of assistance provided to the political committee or political
4.5fund during the reporting period.
4.6 (p) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, and political committees
4.7and funds must itemize contributions that in aggregate within the year exceed $200 for
4.8legislative or statewide candidates or more than $500 for ballot questions on reports submitted
4.9to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the contribution was received,
4.10the individual or association that provided the contribution, and the address of the contributor.
4.11Additionally, the itemization for a donation in kind must provide a description of the item
4.12or service received. Contributions that are less than the itemization amount must be reported
4.13as an aggregate total.
4.14 (q) Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, political committees and
4.15funds, and committees to promote or defeat a ballot question must itemize expenditures and
4.16noncampaign disbursements that in aggregate exceed $200 in a calendar year on reports
4.17submitted to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the committee made
4.18or became obligated to make the expenditure or disbursement, the name and address of the
4.19vendor that provided the service or item purchased, and a description of the service or item
4.20purchased, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used. Expenditures and
4.21noncampaign disbursements must be listed on the report alphabetically by vendor.
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