Section 211B.17 — Forfeiture Of Nomination Or Office; Circumstances Where Not Forfeited.
211B.17 FORFEITURE OF NOMINATION OR OFFICE; CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE NOT FORFEITED. Subdivision 1. Forfeiture of nomination or office. Except as provided in subdivision 2, if a candidate is found guilty of violating this chapter or an offense was committed by another individual with the knowledge, consent, or connivance of the candidate, the court, after entering the […]
Section 211B.18 — Disqualified Candidate Not To Hold Various Positions.
211B.18 DISQUALIFIED CANDIDATE NOT TO HOLD VARIOUS POSITIONS. A candidate whose election to office has been set aside for a violation of this chapter may not be appointed, during the period fixed by law as the term of the office, to fill a vacancy in that office. A candidate or other individual who is convicted […]
Section 211B.19 — Penalties For Violation.
211B.19 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. A violation of this chapter for which no other penalty is provided is a misdemeanor. History: 1988 c 578 art 3 s 19
Section 211B.07 — Undue Influence On Voters Prohibited.
211B.07 UNDUE INFLUENCE ON VOTERS PROHIBITED. A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten force, coercion, violence, restraint, damage, harm, loss, including loss of employment or economic reprisal, undue influence, or temporal or spiritual injury against an individual to compel the individual to vote for or against a candidate or ballot question. Abduction, […]
Section 211B.08 — Solicitation Of Contributions Prohibited.
211B.08 SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED. A religious, charitable, or educational organization may not request a candidate or committee to contribute to the organization, to subscribe for the support of a club or organization, to buy tickets to entertainment, or to pay for space in a publication. This section does not apply to: (1) the solicitation […]
Section 211B.09 — Prohibited Public Employee Activities.
211B.09 PROHIBITED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES. An employee or official of the state or of a political subdivision may not use official authority or influence to compel a person to apply for membership in or become a member of a political organization, to pay or promise to pay a political contribution, or to take part in […]
Section 211B.10 — Inducing Or Refraining Candidacy; Time Off For Public Office Meetings.
211B.10 INDUCING OR REFRAINING CANDIDACY; TIME OFF FOR PUBLIC OFFICE MEETINGS. Subdivision 1. Inducing or refraining from candidacy. A person may not reward or promise to reward another in any manner to induce the person to be or refrain from or cease being a candidate. A person may not solicit or receive a payment, promise, […]
Section 211B.11 — Election Day Prohibitions.
211B.11 ELECTION DAY PROHIBITIONS. Subdivision 1. Soliciting near polling places. A person may not display campaign material, post signs, ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter within a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, or anywhere on the public […]
Section 211B.12 — Legal Expenditures.
211B.12 LEGAL EXPENDITURES. Use of money collected for political purposes is prohibited unless the use is reasonably related to the conduct of election campaigns, or is a noncampaign disbursement as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 26. The following are permitted expenditures when made for political purposes: (1) salaries, wages, and fees; (2) communications, mailing, transportation, […]
Section 211B.13 — Bribery, Treating, And Solicitation.
211B.13 BRIBERY, TREATING, AND SOLICITATION. Subdivision 1. Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited. A person who willfully, directly or indirectly, advances, pays, gives, promises, or lends any money, food, liquor, clothing, entertainment, or other thing of monetary value, or who offers, promises, or endeavors to obtain any money, position, appointment, employment, or other valuable consideration, […]