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Public subsidy of state election campaigns

Program components, historical use, and statistics

Direct payments of public subsidy to candidates and party units

About the public subsidy program

Board releases 2023-2024 candidate spending limits

Board releases final public subsidy payment amounts for 2022 election

Board publishes 2022 public subsidy audit report

Payments to candidates by election
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Summary of direct payments and PCR refunds per year

The political contribution refund program

About the contribution refund program

Report on use of the PCR program 2002 - 2018

More about the contribution refund program
(from the MN Department of Revenue)

Amount of refunds issued by year grouped by candidate or party unit issuing receipt

2021
  • Candidates
  • Party units

2020
  • Candidates
  • Party units

2019
  • Candidates
  • Party units

2018
  • Candidates
  • Party units

  2017
  (funded for contributions received 7/1/17)
  • Candidates
  • Party units

2016
  • Program not funded

  2015
  (funded for contributions received 7/1/15)
  • Candidates
  • Party units

  2014
  • Candidates
  • Party units

  2013
  • Candidates
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  2010 - 2012
  • Program not funded

The tax checkoff program

About the tax return checkoff program

Historical numbers and percentages of citizen participation in the checkoff program

Checkoff participation levels by political party

Quick Links

  • 2023 Political contribution refund application form
  • 2022 Political contribution refund application form
  • 2022 Final public subsidy payments

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