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Title: Lobbyist Registration
Alternate Title:
Description: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board
Subject: Lobbyists
Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:14:35 PM
Modification Date: 8/21/2024 9:07:56 AM
Agency Name: Campaign Finance Board (CFB), Minnesota
Agency URL: https://cfb.mn.gov
Agency Description: The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board is responsible for administration of statutes governing the financial operations of associations that seek to influence Minnesota state elections.
Agency Phone: 651-539-1187
800-657-3889
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://cfb.mn.gov
Agency Address: Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Minnesota
190 Centennial Building
658 Cedar St.
St. Paul
MN
55155
Unit Name: Lobbyist Registration
Unit URL:
Unit Description:
Unit Phone: 651-539-1187
Unit Fax: 651-539-1196
Contact person(s): cf.board@state.mn.us
Unit URL:
Audience: Hold Application URL: https://logon.cfb.mn.gov/sso/login
Renewal URL:
Versa URL:
Requirements:

Review:

Lobbying Overview

An individual who communicates with public or local officials or urges others to communicate with public or local officials becomes a lobbyist after the individual:

* Is paid more than $3,000 in a year from all sources for lobbying,
* Spends more than $250 of personal funds on lobbying, or
* Spends more than 50 hours in any month if the individual is a non-elected local official or an employee of a political subdivision

Lobbying includes attempts to influence:

  • state legislative action, including actions by the governor with regard to the governor’s role in the legislative process,
  • actions by officials, agencies, boards, and commissions in the state executive branch in rulemaking, rate setting, power plant and power line siting, and granting of certificates of need under Minn. Stats, § 216B.243, and
  • official actions of a metropolitan governmental unit.

Lobbyist Registration

  • Individuals must register with the Board within 5 days of meeting the definition of lobbyist.
  • Once registered, lobbyists must file periodic reports.
  • Registered lobbyists and the associations they are lobbying on behalf of must comply with the provisions of Minnesota's gift ban.


Lobbyist Registration

Lobbyist Handbook


Rules: 4511
4512

Statutes: 10A

Forms:
Fees:

No fee.


Period of Issuance:

Ongoing, with two yearly reports required.


Length of Determination: Registrations are processed in the order they are received. Usually within two business days.
Other Info:
Activity: Lobbyist
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