Minnesota Statutes 10A.315 – Special Election Subsidy
(a) Each eligible candidate for a legislative office in a special election must be paid a public subsidy equal to the sum of:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 10A.315
- Board: means the state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- Candidate: means an individual who seeks nomination or election as a state constitutional officer, legislator, or judge. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- 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
- Election: means a primary, special primary, general, or special election. See Minnesota Statutes 10A.01
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(1) the party account money at the last general election for the candidate’s party for the office the candidate is seeking; and
(2) the general account money paid to a candidate for the same office at the last general election.
(b) A candidate who wishes to receive this public subsidy must submit a signed agreement under section 10A.322 to the board and must meet the contribution requirements of section 10A.323. The special election subsidy must be distributed in the same manner as money in the party and general accounts is distributed to legislative candidates in a general election.
(c) The amount necessary to make the payments required by this section is appropriated from the general fund for transfer to the state special elections campaign account for distribution by the board as set forth in this section.