CAMPAIGN FINANCE & PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD:

An Inventory of Its Published Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board.
Title:Published Records.
Dates:1974-2021.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Published issuances of the Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board and its predecessors, the Ethics Commission (1974-1975) and Ethical Practices Board (1975-1997), relating to regulations and disclosures under the Ethics in Government Act.
Quantity:2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes and 2 partial boxes)
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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They include campaign finance summaries, covering candidates for state representative, state senator, district and supreme court and constitutional offices, and political committees and funds (1976-2012, 2017-2020, incomplete); lobbyist publications, including disbursements summaries, handbooks, and lists of registered lobbyists (1977-2013, 2018-2021, incomplete); advisory opinions (1976-1991, incomplete); rules and regulations (1974-1987); handbooks and manuals (1974-2013); and miscellaneous reports covering such topics as public financing, session fundraising, candidates, and financial compliance.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board. Published Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 989-226; 998-157; 2018-54; 2024-36; 2025-32

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017331280104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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120.D.4.1BCampaign finance summaries, 1976-[ongoing]:
1976:
1. Candidates for State Representative:
A. Contributions and Expenditures, issued July 1977.
B. Major Donors, August 1977.
2. Candidates for State Senator:
A. Contributions and Expenditures, July 1977.
B. Major Donors, August 1977.
3. Political Committees and Funds:
A. Contributions and Transfers, October 1977.
B. Major Donors, October 1977.
4. Candidates for District and Supreme Court.
5. Constitutional Officeholders, December 1977.
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141.A.16.8F 1977. 3 items in 1 folder:
1. Contributions, Expenditures and Major Donors: Officeholders, Candidates.
2. Principal Campaign Committees of reporting committees of candidates who lost or officeholders who did not seek re-election in 1976.
3. Political Committees and Funds: Contributions and Major Donors.
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120.D.4.1B 1978:
1. Candidates for State Representative, June 1979. 1 volume.
2. State Senators and Special Election, June 1979. 1 volume.
3. Political Committees and Funds, June 1979. 1 volume.
4. Candidates for Constitutional Office, District, and Supreme Court, June 1979. 1 volume.
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141.A.16.8FPrincipal Campaign Committees of reporting committees of candidates who lost or officeholders who did not seek re-election in 1978.
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120.D.4.1B 1979. 3 folders:
1. Officeholders, Special Elections, Elective Judgeships, April 1980. 1 volume.
2. Political Committees and Funds, May 1980. 1 volume.
3. Lobbying Disbursement Summary. 1 volume.
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141.A.16.8FPrincipal Campaign Committees of non-officeholders.
Contribution sources, September 1979.
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120.D.4.1B 1980:
1. Political Committees and Political Funds, June 1981. 1 volume.
2. Principal Campaign Committees of Candidates and Officeholders, June 1981. 1 volume.
3. Contribution Sources, June 1981. 1 volume.
4. Lobbying Disbursement Summary, February 1981. 1 volume.
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141.A.16.8F1. Principal Campaign Committees of non-officeholders.
2. January-October reporting periods.
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120.D.4.1B 1981:
1. State Officeholders, Special Elections, April 1982. 1 volume.
2. Political Committees and Political Funds, April 1982. 1 volume.
3. Principal Campaign Committees of Non-Officeholders, April 1982. 1 volume.
1982. 1 volume and 3 items in 1 folder:
1. Principal Campaign Committees of Candidates for State Office, July 1983. 1 volume.
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141.A.16.8F1. Principal campaign committees of candidates who did not file for election in 1982.
2. Political committees and political funds.
3. Press release.
1983. 3 items in 1 folder:
1. State officeholders, special election.
2. Principal campaign committees of state candidates other than 1984 state officeholders or 1983 special election candidates.
3. Press release.
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120.D.4.1B 1984. 2 folders:
1. State Officeholders, Special Election, July 1985. 1 volume.
2. Principal Campaign Committees of Candidates for State Office, July 1985. 1 volume.
3. Principal Campaign Committees of State Candidates who did not file for election in 1984, August 1985. 1 volume.
4. Political Committees and Political Funds, July 1985. 1 volume.
5. Political Committees and Political Funds, August 1985. 1 volume.
6. Press release, August 28, 1985.
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141.A.16.8F1. Contribution sources: principal campaign committees of candidates for state representative.
2. Contribution sources: principal campaign committees of candidates for state offices.
3. Principal campaign committees of state candidates who did not file for election in 1984.
4. Press releases.
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120.D.4.1B 1985:
1. State Officeholders, May 1986. 1 volume.
2. Political Committees and Political Funds, May 1986. 1 volume.
3. Principal Campaign Committees of State Candidates, other than 1986 state officeholders, June 1986. 1 volume.
1986. 2 folders:
1. Principal Campaign Committees of Candidates for State Office including Special Election, District 16A, May 1987. 1 volume.
2. Political Committees and Political Funds, June 1987. 1 volume.
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141.A.16.8F1. Principal campaign committees of state candidates who did not file for election in 1986.
2. Press release.
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120.D.4.1B 1987. 2 folders:
1. State Officeholders and Special Elections, Districts 4, 30B, and 65A, March 1988. 1 volume.
2. Principal Campaign Committees of State Candidates, other than 1987 State Officeholders, March 1988. 1 volume.
3. Political Committees and Political Funds, April 1988. 1 volume.
4. Press release, state officeholders, April 1, 1988.
5. Press release, non-officeholders, April 4, 1988.
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141.A.16.8F1. Contribution sources: principal campaign sources of candidates for state offices.
2. Press releases.
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120.D.4.1B 1988. 1 volume with press release in 1 folder.
Candidates for State Office, Special Elections, State Officeholders, Non-officeholders, and Political Committees and Political Funds, April 1989.
1989. 1 volume with press release in 1 folder.
State Officeholders, Non-Officeholders, Political Committees, and Political Funds, and Special Elections, Districts 24, 61, and 63B, May 1990.
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141.A.16.8F 1990:
1. Candidates for state office, nonofficeholders, political committees and political funds, special election districts 32B and 50B.
2. Press release.
1991:
1. State officeholders, nonofficeholders, political committees and political funds, special election districts 42 and 47A.
2. Press release.
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120.D.4.1B 1992. 2 folders:
Candidates for State Office, Non-officeholders, Political Committees and Political Funds, and Special Election District 44B, June 1993. 1 volume.
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141.A.16.8F1. Candidates for state office, nonofficeholders, political committees and political funds, special election district 44B, revised.
2. Contribution sources supplement.
3. Press release.
1993. 1 folder:
1. State officeholders, nonofficeholders, political committees and political funds, special election districts 1B, 15A and 40B.
2. Press release.
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120.D.4.1B 1994. 1 unbound volume with press release in 1 partial folder.
Candidates for Constitutional Office and House of Representatives; State Senate Officeholders; Special Elections Districts 19, 31, 16, 47, 33, 33B, 47, snf 49B; Non-officeholders; and Political Committees and Political Funds, July 1995.
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141.A.16.8F 1995. 1 folder:
1. State officeholders, nonofficeholders, political committees and political funds, special election districts 52A and 26A
2. Press release.
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120.D.4.1B 1996. 1 unbound volume with press release in 1 partial folder.
Candidates for State Senate and State Representative; Candidates for State Judicial Offices; Special Election District 14; State Constitutional and State Judicial Officeholders; Non-officeholders; Political Committees and Political Funds, June 1997.
1997. 1 volume in 1 folder.
State Officeholders; Special Elections Districts 11B, 17A, 23A, and 51B; Non-officeholders; Political Party Units; Political Committees and Political Funds.
1998. 1 volume.
Candidates for Constitutional Office and House of Representatives; State Senate Officeholders; Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees; Political Party Units; Political Committees and Political Funds, May 1999.
1999. 1 volume in 1 folder.
State Officeholders; Special Elections, Districts 4, 7A, 18, 26, and 32; Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees; Political Party Units; Political Committees and Political Funds, May 2000; includes several loose re-issued (corrected) pages.
2000. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Senate and Representative Candidates, Judicial Candidates, Constitutional Officeholders, Judicial Officeholders, Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees, Political Party Units, Political Committees and Political Funds.
2001. 1 volume in 1 folder.
State Officeholders; Special Elections, Districts 12B, 67, and 7; Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees; Political Party Units; Political Committees and Political Funds, June 2002.
2002. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Constitutional Office Candidates, Legislative Candidates, Judicial Candidates; Special Elections-District 47A, 40A, 52B and 32B; Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees, Political Party Units, Political Committees and Political Funds.
2003. 1 volume in 1 folder.
State Officeholders, Special Election 18A, Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees, Political Party Units, Political Committees and Political Funds.
2004. 1 volume in 1 folder.
House of Representative Candidates, Judicial Candidates, Special Election District 37, Constitutional and Senate Office Holders, Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees, Political Party Units, Political Committees and Political Funds.
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141.A.16.8F 2005-August 21, 2006.
Financial status of candidate committees prior to the state primary; sources of contributions; contributions raised by political party; independent expenditures.
2006. 2 folders.
Constitutional office candidates; legislative candidates; judicial candidates; other registered principal campaign committees; political party units; political committees and political funds.
2007/2008.
House of representatives candidates; judicial candidates; special election candidates; constitutional office committees; political party units; political committees and political funds.
2009/2010.
Legislative candidates; judicial candidates; constitutional office candidates; special election candidates; political party units; political committees and political funds; independent expenditure committees and funds.
2011/2012.
Legislative candidates; judicial candidates; special election candidates; constitutional office candidates; political party units; political committees and political funds; ballot question committees and funds; independent expenditure committees and funds.
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139.G.21.6F 2017-2018. 1 expansion folder.
2019-2020. 2 folders.
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120.D.4.1BLobbyist publications, 1977-2013:
Lobbying disbursement summaries, 1977-2013:
Lobbyists (Associations Represented), 1977. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Issued December 1977.
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141.A.16.8F 1979.
Lobbyists (Associations Represented), issued March 1929; Lobbyist Disbursement Summary.
1980.
Issued February 1981.
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120.D.4.1B 1981. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Issued February 1982.
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141.A.16.8F 1982.
Issued February 1983.
1983.
Issued February 1984.
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120.D.4.1B 1984. 1 volume with press release.
Issued March 13, 1985.
1985. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Issued March 1986.
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141.A.16.8F 1986.
Issued February 1987.
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120.D.4.1B January-June 1987. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Issued September 1987.
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141.A.16.8F July 1987-June 1988.
July 1988-June 1989.
July 1989-June 1990.
July 1990-June 1991.
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120.D.4.1B July 1991-June 1992. 1 volume with press release in 1 folder.
Issued September 1992.
July 1992-June 1993. 1 volume with press release in 1 folder.
Issued September 1993.
July 1993-June 1994. 1 volume with press release in 1 folder.
July 1994-June 1995. 1 volume with press release in 1 folder.
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141.A.16.8F July 1995-June 1996.
July 1996-June 1997.
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120.D.4.1B July 1997-June 1998. 1 volume in 1 folder.
July 1998-June 1999. 1 volume in 1 folder.
July 1999–June 2000. 1 volume in 1 folder.
July 2000–June 2001. 1 volume in 1 folder.
July 2001–June 2002. 1 volume in 1 folder.
July 2002–June 2003. 1 volume in 1 folder.
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141.A.16.8F June 2003-May 2004.
June 2004-May 2005.
2005.
2006.
2007.
2008.
2009.
2010.
2011.
2012.
2013.
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139.G.21.6F 2018-2019, 2021. 3 folders.
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120.D.4.1BLobbyist handbooks, 4 volumes in 1 folder.
March 1979 (2 copies); November 1984 (2 copies).
Lists of registered lobbyists, 1982-1990. 5 items in 1 folder.
February 1982, February 1987, May 1987, February 1988, February 1990.
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141.A.17.1BLists of registered lobbyists, 1993-1999. 6 folders.
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116.H.1.5BHandbooks and manuals, 1974-1987:
Political Committee and Fund Handbook, September 1978. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Candidate and Principal Campaign Committee Handbook, January 1980. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Manual of Regulations and Accounting Instructions relating to Disclosure of Campaign Funds, June 1974. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Minnesota Ethics in Government, Chapter 10A: as amended 1976, 1978, July 1985, July 1987. 4 pamphlets in 1 folder.
Minnesota Public Disclosure Law Pamphlets, circa 1976-1979. 16 items in 1 folder:
1. Ethics in Government Act, circa 1976, 1978.
2 versions.
2. Campaign Finance Disclosure, undated, April 1978.
3 copies.
3. Economic Interest Disclosure, undated.
2 versions.
4. Conflict of Interest Procedure, undated, April 1978.
2 versions.
5. Representation Disclosure Procedure, undated, April 1978.
2 versions.
6. Public Financing, undated.
7. Lobbyists, undated, April 1978.
Registered Political Committees/Funds, 1978, November 1979.
Who is a Public Official?, undated.
Organization Manual, June 1977. 1 item in 1 folder.
Public officials handbooks, June 1979, February 1982, December 1984. 3 items in 1 folder.
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141.A.16.8FProgram handbooks, 2013.
Judicial candidate; legislative and constitutional office candidate; lobbyist; political committee and political fund; political party unit; public and local officials.
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116.H.1.5BRules and regulations, 1974-1987:
Rules and regulations (general), 1974, 1976, 1987. 3 items in 1 folder.
Rules and regulations (miscellaneous). 8 items in 1 folder:
For Lobbyists, Fall 1979.
Economic Interest Disclosure: Temporary rules, 1978; Rules, 1979.
Campaign Financing: Temporary rules, 1978; Rules, 1979.
Relating to Conflict of Interest and Representation Disclosure, January 1975.
Hearing Rules and Regulations, March 1975.
Relating to Campaign Financing and Lobbyist Registration and Reporting, 1974.
Miscellaneous, 1974-2014:
Financial Compliance Audit: For year ending 30 June 1974. 1 volume in 1 folder.
By Financial Audit Division: Office of the Legislative Auditor.
Report on Session Fundraising, 1978-1981. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Issued January 1982.
Public Financing Report, January 1980.
Campaign Finance Bulletin, July 1986.
Candidate bulletins, 1986-1987.
Estimate of Public Financing, 1988.
Issued August 11, 1988.
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141.A.16.8FAffirmative action plan, August 2012-July 2014.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Campaign funds -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Conflict of interests -- Minnesota.
Lobbying -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Lobbyists -- Minnesota -- Registers.
Political action committees -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Political candidates -- Minnesota.
Political ethics -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Minnesota. State Ethical Practices Board.
Minnesota. State Ethics Commission.
Places:
Minnesota -- Officials and employees -- Appointments, qualifications, tenure, etc.
Document Types:
Handbooks and manuals.
Functions:
Monitoring.

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