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Hennepin County Elections is the filing office for principal candidate committees, political committees and political funds designated in Minnesota Statute 383B.041.

The county’s campaign finance reporting is governed by Minnesota Statutes (MS) 383B.041-.058 and sections of MS 211A and MS 211B.

Each political committee must have a treasurer who completes and submits the financial reports.

Does my committee need to file with Hennepin County?

The following committees file campaign finance reports with Hennepin County

• Principal candidate committees 
  
  • County offices in Hennepin County
  • Offices in the City of Minneapolis and Special School District No. 1
  • Offices in the City of Bloomington
  • Offices in the City of Brooklyn Park

• Political committees and funds 
  • Which contribute to the campaign committees listed above
  • Whose major purpose is to influence a county wide or city ballot issue for the cities listed above

How to register a (or amend an existing) committee

• Review the registration instructions (DOC) 
• Treasurer completes and submits a registration form (RTF) 

How to submit campaign finance reports

• Review the Report due dates and late fees section of this page to determine when your reports are due
• Review the report instructions (DOC) 
• Treasurer completes and submits the appropriate report. Reports may be submitted via mail, email, fax, or in-person.
  • Pre-primary 2018 (RTF) 
  • Pre-general 2018 (RTF) 
  • Annual 2018 (RTF)

2018 due dates

Per Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.041 – 383B.058.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Pre-primary report - must be completed by:

• All registered candidate committees for Hennepin County, Special School District #1, and the cities of Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, and Minneapolis whose candidate will be on the 2018 Primary and/or 2018 General Ballot
• All registered political funds and political committees

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Pre-general report - must be completed by:

• All registered candidate committees for Hennepin County, Special School District #1, and the cities of Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, and Minneapolis whose candidate will be on the 2018 Primary and/or 2018 General Ballot
• All registered political funds and political committees

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Annual report - must be completed by

• All registered candidate committees for Hennepin County, Special School District #1, and the cities of Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, and Minneapolis
• All registered political funds and political committees

Late report filing fees

If you fail to file any statement or report within seven days after receiving a notice, we may impose a late filing fee of $5 per day, not to exceed $100, starting on the eighth day. (MS 383B.054, subd 5)

• The above applies to pre-primary and pre-general reports for all registered political funds and committees as well as annual reports for all registered political funds, committees, and candidate committees.

If you fail to file a pre-election campaign report within three days of the due date, regardless of whether you received a notice, we may impose a late filing fee of $50 per day, not to exceed $500, starting on the fourth day after the due date. (MS 383B.054, subd 5)

• The above applies to all registered candidate committees whose candidate was on the primary and/or the general ballot.

These apply only to campaigns for county elections in Hennepin County, city elections in Minneapolis, Bloomington,and Brooklyn Park and elections in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis (Minnesota Statutes, section 211A.12).

Election year

• Minneapolis — up to $1,000 for the following offices
  • Mayor
  • Board of Estimate & Taxation At Large Members
  • Park and Recreation Board At Large Commissioners
  • Special School District No. 1 At Large Directors
• Minneapolis — up to $600 for the following offices
  • City Council Wards 1-13
  • Park Board 1-6
  • Special School District No. 1 Districts 1-6
• Hennepin County — up to $1,000
• Bloomington — up to $600
• Brooklyn Park — up to $600

Non-election year

• Minneapolis — up to $250 for all offices
• Hennepin County — up to $250
• Bloomington — up to $250
• Brooklyn Park  — up to $250

If you are a treasurer for a "383B" campaign committee use the forms on this page to complete and submit your campaign finance reports for previous years.

Review the report filing instructions (DOC) and complete and submit the appropriate report(s).

2017 forms

• Pre-primary 2017 (RTF)
• Pre-general 2017 (RTF)
• Annual 2017 (RTF)

2016 forms

• Pre-primary 2016 (RTF)
• Pre-general 2016 (RTF)
• Annual 2016 (RTF)