Section 211B.32 — Complaints Of Unfair Campaign Practices.
211B.32 COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES. Subdivision 1. Administrative remedy; exhaustion. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 211A or 211B must be filed with the office. The complaint must be finally disposed of by the office before the alleged violation may be prosecuted by a county attorney. […]
Section 211B.33 — Prima Facie Review.
211B.33 PRIMA FACIE REVIEW. Subdivision 1. Time for review. The chief administrative law judge must randomly assign an administrative law judge to review the complaint. Within one business day after the complaint was filed with the office, when practicable, but never longer than three business days, the administrative law judge must make a preliminary determination […]
Section 211B.34 — Probable Cause Hearing.
211B.34 PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING. Subdivision 1. Time for review. The assigned administrative law judge must hold a probable cause hearing on the complaint no later than three business days after receiving the assignment if an expedited hearing is required by section 211B.33, except that for good cause the administrative law judge may hold the hearing […]
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, […]