1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to elections; modifying certain filing dates and reporting requirements;
1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.09, subdivision 1; 205.13,
1.4 subdivision 1a; 211A.02, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1.Time for filing.An individual must file a statement of economic interest:
1.8 (1) within 60 days of accepting employment as a public official or a local official in a
1.9metropolitan governmental unit;
1.10 (2) within 60 days of assuming office as a district court judge, appeals court judge,
1.11supreme court justice, or county commissioner;
1.12 (3) within 14 days after filing the candidate filing period ends where the candidate filed
1.13an affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot for an elective state constitutional
1.14or legislative office or an elective local office in a metropolitan governmental unit other
1.15than county commissioner;
1.16 (4) in the case of a public official requiring the advice and consent of the senate, within
1.1714 days after undertaking the duties of office; or
1.18 (5) in the case of members of the Minnesota Racing Commission, the director of the
1.19Minnesota Racing Commission, chief of security, medical officer, inspector of pari-mutuels,
1.20and stewards employed or approved by the commission or persons who fulfill those duties
1.21under contract, within 60 days of accepting or assuming duties.
1.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1812NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/24/2025
Referred to Elections 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
2.2 Subd. 1a.Filing period.In a city nominating candidates at a primary, an affidavit of
2.3candidacy for a city office voted on in November must be filed no more than 84 days nor
2.4less than 70 days before the city primary. In municipalities that do not hold a primary, an
2.5affidavit of candidacy must be filed no more than 70 days and not less than 56 days before
2.6the municipal general election held in March in any year, or a special election not held in
2.7conjunction with another election, and no more than 98 112 days nor less than 84 98 days
2.8before the municipal general election held in November of any year. The municipal clerk's
2.9office must be open for filing from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the filing period.
2.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
2.11 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.12 Subd. 2.Information required.The report to be filed by a candidate or committee must
2.13include:
2.14 (1) the name of the candidate and office sought;
2.15 (2) the printed name, address, telephone number, signature, and email address, if available,
2.16or an attestation that the candidate and the candidate's campaign do not possess an email
2.17address, of the person responsible for filing the report;
2.18 (3) the total cash on hand designated to be used for political purposes;
2.19 (4) the total amount of contributions received and the total amount of disbursements for
2.20the period from the last previous report to five days before the current report is due;
2.21 (5) if disbursements made to the same vendor exceed $100 in the aggregate during the
2.22period covered by the report, the name and address for the vendor and the amount, date,
2.23and purpose for each disbursement; and
2.24 (6) the name, address, and employer, or occupation if self-employed, of any individual
2.25or entity that during the period covered by the report has made one or more contributions
2.26that in the aggregate exceed $100, and the amount and date of each contribution. The filing
2.27officer must restrict public access to the address of any individual who has made a
2.28contribution that exceeds $100 and who has filed with the filing officer a written statement
2.29signed by the individual that withholding the individual's address from the financial report
2.30is required for the safety of the individual or the individual's family.
2.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
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