Minnesota Statutes 10A.11 – Organization of Committees and Party Units
Subdivision 1.Chair and treasurer.
A political committee, principal campaign committee, or party unit must have a chair and a treasurer. The chair and treasurer may be the same individual.
Subd. 2.Treasurer vacancy.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 10A.11
- Board: means the state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Contribution: includes a loan or advance of credit to a political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, local candidate, or party unit, if the loan or advance of credit is: (1) forgiven; or (2) repaid by an individual or an association other than the political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, local candidate, or party unit to which the loan or advance of credit was made. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- expenditure: includes the dollar value of a donation in kind. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- party unit: means the state committee, the party organization within a house of the legislature, or any other party organization designated by the chair of the political party in an annual certification of party units provided to the board. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Person: means an individual, an association, a political subdivision, or a public higher education system. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Political committee: means an association whose major purpose is to influence the nomination or election of one or more candidates or local candidates or to promote or defeat a ballot question, other than a principal campaign committee, local candidate, or a political party unit. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Principal: means an individual or association that:
(1) spends more than $500 in the aggregate in any calendar year to engage a lobbyist, compensate a lobbyist, or authorize the expenditure of money by a lobbyist; or
(2) is not included in clause (1) and spends a total of at least $50,000 in any calendar year on efforts to influence legislative action, administrative action, or the official action of metropolitan governmental units, as described in section 10A. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Principal campaign committee: means a principal campaign committee formed under section 10A. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 10A.11
- Board: means the state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Contribution: includes a loan or advance of credit to a political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, local candidate, or party unit, if the loan or advance of credit is: (1) forgiven; or (2) repaid by an individual or an association other than the political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, local candidate, or party unit to which the loan or advance of credit was made. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- expenditure: includes the dollar value of a donation in kind. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- party unit: means the state committee, the party organization within a house of the legislature, or any other party organization designated by the chair of the political party in an annual certification of party units provided to the board. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Person: means an individual, an association, a political subdivision, or a public higher education system. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Political committee: means an association whose major purpose is to influence the nomination or election of one or more candidates or local candidates or to promote or defeat a ballot question, other than a principal campaign committee, local candidate, or a political party unit. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Principal: means an individual or association that:
(1) spends more than $500 in the aggregate in any calendar year to engage a lobbyist, compensate a lobbyist, or authorize the expenditure of money by a lobbyist; or
(2) is not included in clause (1) and spends a total of at least $50,000 in any calendar year on efforts to influence legislative action, administrative action, or the official action of metropolitan governmental units, as described in section 10A. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Principal campaign committee: means a principal campaign committee formed under section 10A. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
A political committee, principal campaign committee, or party unit may not accept a contribution or make an expenditure or permit an expenditure to be made on its behalf while the office of treasurer is vacant.
Subd. 3.Deputy treasurers.
The treasurer of a political committee, principal campaign committee, or party unit may appoint as many deputy treasurers as necessary and is responsible for their accounts.
Subd. 4.Depositories.
The treasurer of a political committee, principal campaign committee, or party unit may designate one or two depositories in each county in which a campaign is conducted.
Subd. 5.Commingling prohibited.
A political committee, principal campaign committee, or party unit may not commingle its funds with personal funds of officers, members, or associates of the committee.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1978 c 463 s 109]
Subd. 7.Penalty.
A person who knowingly violates this section is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000.