1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to fair campaign practices; expanding election-related bribery and
1.3 solicitation prohibitions; providing penalties; authorizing civil enforcement;
1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.13.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.13, is amended to read:
1.7 211B.13 BRIBERY, TREATING, AND SOLICITATION.
1.8 Subdivision 1.Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited.(a) A person who
1.9is guilty of a felony if the person willfully, directly or indirectly, advances, pays, gives,
1.10promises, provides a chance to win, or lends any money, food, liquor, clothing, entertainment,
1.11or other thing of monetary value, or who offers, promises, or endeavors to obtain any money,
1.12position, appointment, employment, or other valuable consideration, to or for a person, in
1.13order to induce:
1.14 (1) a voter to refrain from voting, or to vote in a particular way, at an election, is guilty
1.15of a felony;
1.16 (2) an individual to register to vote; or
1.17 (3) a registered or eligible voter to sign a petition that is directly related to an election
1.18during the period beginning on the first day of the absentee voting period for that election
1.19and ending on election day.
1.20 (b) This section does not prevent a candidate from stating publicly preference for or
1.21support of another candidate to be voted for at the same primary or election. Refreshments
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1812NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN and Marty)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading48302/24/2025
Referred to Elections
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety03/27/2025
Author added Marty 2.1of food or nonalcoholic beverages having a value up to $5 consumed on the premises at a
2.2private gathering or public meeting are not prohibited under this section.
2.3 Subd. 2.Certain solicitations prohibited.A person may not knowingly solicit, receive,
2.4or accept any money, property, or other thing of monetary value, or a promise or, pledge,
2.5or opportunity to win any of these that is a disbursement prohibited by this section or section
2.6211B.15.
2.7 Subd. 3.Civil enforcement.In addition to other remedies, the attorney general or county
2.8attorney may enforce this section pursuant to section 8.31.
2.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
2.10committed on or after that date.
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