Category: Minnesota

A Candidate, Not Running for Office

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 10, 2008
Categories In Minnesota

The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board recently released Advisory Opinion 397. The issue, per the Board’s analysis, turned on whether the candidate previously ran for any other office. According to the opinion, In the previous election cycle, the Requester met the definition of a “candidate” under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 10A since he raised […]

Public Service Announcements

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 19, 2008
Categories In Minnesota, State Issues

The FEC and a number of states have weighed-in on public service announcements featuring officeholders/candidates. Minnesota’s Campaign Finance and and Public Disclosure Board opines in its advisory opinion 394. This seems to be a familiar sentiment: The Board recognizes that any positive public exposure may have some effect on an individual’s chance of being elected. […]