HF 5106 Summary

• Establishes a small donor match program providing state matching funds for eligible contributions up to $75 per donor, with an 8x match for in-district contributions and 2x match for out-of-district contributions.

• Increases campaign expenditure limits for candidates participating in the small donor match program: governor/lieutenant governor to $10,000,000; attorney general/secretary of state to $3,000,000; state senator to $300,000; state representative to $150,000.

• Repeals the existing campaign public subsidy program funded through state income tax designations and replaces it with the new small donor match system.

• Requires candidates to accumulate contributions from eligible Minnesota voters meeting new thresholds (e.g., $100,000 with 1,000 small contributions for governor) to qualify for matching funds.

• Appropriates $2,432,000 per general election from the general fund to the state elections campaign account to provide matching funds.