§ 211B.13 — Bribery, Treating, and Solicitation
Plain-Language Summary
It is illegal to bribe voters or give them food, drink, tobacco, or other treats to influence how they vote. It is also illegal to pay or offer money to someone to get them to vote or not vote, or to solicit bribes in connection with voting.
211B.13 BRIBERY, TREATING, AND SOLICITATION.
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Subdivision 1.Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited.
A person who willfully, directly or indirectly, advances, pays, gives, promises, or lends any money, food, liquor, clothing, entertainment, or other thing of monetary value, or who offers, promises, or endeavors to obtain any money, position, appointment, employment, or other valuable consideration, to or for a person, in order to induce a voter to refrain from voting, or to vote in a particular way, at an election, is guilty of a felony. This section does not prevent a candidate from stating publicly preference for or support of another candidate to be voted for at the same primary or election. Refreshments of food or nonalcoholic beverages having a value up to $5 consumed on the premises at a private gathering or public meeting are not prohibited under this section. §
Subd. 2.Certain solicitations prohibited.
A person may not knowingly solicit, receive, or accept any money, property, or other thing of monetary value, or a promise or pledge of these that is a disbursement prohibited by this section or section 211B.15.
History:
1988 c 578 art 3 s 13; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 63
History: History: 1988 c 578 art 3 s 13; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 63