2005 Minnesota Statutes - 211B.04 — Campaign literature must include disclaimer.

     211B.04 Campaign literature must include disclaimer. 


    (a) A person who participates in the preparation or 
 dissemination of campaign material other than as provided in 
 section 211B.05, subdivision 1, that does not prominently 
 include the name and address of the person or committee causing 
 the material to be prepared or disseminated in a disclaimer 
 substantially in the form provided in paragraph (b) or (c) is 
 guilty of a misdemeanor.  


    (b) Except in cases covered by paragraph (c), the required 
 form of disclaimer is:  "Prepared and paid for by the .......... 
 committee, .........(address)" for material prepared and paid 
 for by a principal campaign committee, or "Prepared and paid for 
 by the .......... committee, .........(address), in support of 
 .........(insert name of candidate or ballot question)" for 
 material prepared and paid for by a person or committee other 
 than a principal campaign committee. 


    (c) In the case of broadcast media, the required form of 
 disclaimer is:  "Paid for by the ............ committee." 


    (d) Campaign material that is not circulated on behalf of a 
 particular candidate or ballot question must also include in the 
 disclaimer either that it is "in opposition to .....(insert name 
 of candidate or ballot question.....)"; or that "this 
 publication is not circulated on behalf of any candidate or 
 ballot question." 


    (e) This section does not apply to objects stating only the 
 candidate's name and the office sought, fund-raising tickets, or 
 personal letters that are clearly being sent by the candidate. 


    (f) This section does not apply to an individual or 
 association who acts independently of any candidate, candidate's 
 committee, political committee, or political fund and spends 
 only from the individual's or association's own resources a sum 
 that is less than $500 in the aggregate to produce or distribute 
 campaign material that is distributed at least seven days before 
 the election to which the campaign material relates. 


    (g) This section does not modify or repeal section 211B.06. 


    HIST: 1988 c 578 art 3 s 4; 1991 c 227 s 24; 1998 c 376 s 2; 
 2004 c 293 art 3 s 2