Political contribution refund program

Click links on the right to get refund forms

Minnesota refunds up to $50 per calendar year of contributions made by an eligible voter to a recognized political party or to a qualified candidate for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, state senator, or state representative.

To receive a refund, the donor must obtain a political contribution refund receipt from the qualified candidate or party unit and submit it to the Department of Revenue along with a political contribution refund application form.  The refund application form is available by using the quick links in the box at the right.

A candidate is qualified to issue a political contribution refund receipt if the candidate has signed and filed an agreement to limit spending during the election cycle, prior to the contribution being received. Judicial candidates and candidates for local and federal offices are not eligible to participate in the political contribution refund program.