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Minn. Stat. § 211C.09

RECALL PETITION; CORRUPT PRACTICES.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Ventura (1999)

Most recently applied in In Re Ventura (October 1999)

1996 c 469 art 2 s 10

A person proposing a petition may not allege any material fact in support of the petition that the person knows is false or has alleged with reckless disregard of whether it is false. A person may not intentionally make any false entry on a petition or aid, abet, counsel, or procure another to do so. A person may not use threat, intimidation, coercion, or other corrupt means to interfere or attempt to interfere with the right of any eligible voter to sign or not to sign a recall petition of their own free will. A person may not, for any consideration, compensation, gift, reward, or thing of value or promise thereof, sign or not sign a recall petition.

The supreme court may dismiss a proposed petition for violation of this section. Notwithstanding section 645.241 , the sole remedy for a violation of this section is dismissal of the petition by the supreme court.

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.