Minn. Stat. § 211A.01
DEFINITIONS.
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Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2008
Subdivision 1. Application.
Subdivision 1. Application.
The definitions in chapter 200 and this section apply to this chapter.
The definitions in chapter 200 and this section apply to this chapter.
Subd. 2. Ballot question.
Subd. 2.
"Ballot question" means a proposition placed on the ballot to be voted on by the voters of one or more political subdivisions but not by all the voters of the state.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 112 art 4 s 28 ]
[See Note.]
Subd. 3. Candidate.
Subd. 3. Candidate.
"Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or election to a county, municipal, school district, or other political subdivision office. This definition does not include an individual seeking a judicial office. For purposes of sections 211A.01 to 211A.05 and 211A.07 , "candidate" also includes a candidate for the United States Senate or House of Representatives.
"Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or election to a county, municipal, school district, or other political subdivision office. This definition does not include an individual seeking a judicial office.
Subd. 4. Committee.
Subd. 4.
"Committee" means a corporation or association or persons acting together to influence the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate or to promote or defeat a ballot question. Promoting or defeating a ballot question includes efforts to qualify or prevent a proposition from qualifying for placement on the ballot.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 112 art 4 s 28 ]
[See Note.]
Subd. 4a. Committee.
"Committee" means a group established by a candidate of two or more persons working together to support the election of the candidate to a political subdivision office. A committee may accept contributions and make disbursements on behalf of the candidate.
Subd. 5. Contribution.
Subd. 5. Contribution.
"Contribution" means anything of monetary value that is given or loaned to a candidate or committee for a political purpose. "Contribution" does not include a service provided without compensation by an individual.
"Contribution" means anything of monetary value that is given or loaned to a candidate or committee for a political purpose. "Contribution" does not include a service provided without compensation by an individual.
Subd. 6. Disbursement.
Subd. 6. Disbursement.
"Disbursement" means money, property, office, position, or any other thing of value that passes or is directly or indirectly conveyed, given, promised, paid, expended, pledged, contributed, or lent. "Disbursement" does not include payment by a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision for election-related expenditures required or authorized by law.
"Disbursement" means money, property, office, position, or any other thing of value that passes or is directly or indirectly conveyed, given, promised, paid, expended, pledged, contributed, or lent. "Disbursement" does not include payment by a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision for election-related expenditures required or authorized by law.
Subd. 7. Filing officer.
Subd. 7. Filing officer.
"Filing officer" means the officer authorized by law to accept affidavits of candidacy or nominating petitions for an office or the officer authorized by law to place a ballot question on the ballot.
"Filing officer" means the officer authorized by law to accept affidavits of candidacy or nominating petitions for an office.
Subd. 8. Political purposes.
Subd. 8. Political purposes.
An act is done for "political purposes" if it is of a nature, done with the intent, or done in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, voting at a primary or an election or if it is done because a person is about to vote, has voted, or has refrained from voting at a primary or an election.
An act is done for "political purposes" if it is of a nature, done with the intent, or done in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, voting for a candidate at a primary or an election or if it is done because a person is about to vote, has voted, or has refrained from voting for a candidate at a primary or an election.
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.