Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 211B.02 (2026)

False Claim Of Support

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A person or candidate may not knowingly make, directly or indirectly, a false claim stating or implying that a candidate or ballot question has the support or endorsement of a major political party or party unit or of an organization. A person or candidate may not state in written campaign material that the candidate or ballot question has the support or endorsement of an individual without first getting written permission from the individual to do so.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: Linert v. MacDonald, 901 N.W.2d 664 (Minn. Ct. App. 2017).

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Linert v. MacDonald, 901 N.W.2d 664 (Minn. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 36× “OPINION BJORKMAN, Judge Relator challenges an order issued by the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) determining that she violated Minn. Stat. § 211B.02, arguing OAH lacked jurisdiction and that the statute is unconstitutionally overbroad.”

Minnesota RFL Caucus v. Mike Freeman, 33 F.4th 985 (8th Cir. 2022). · cites it 7× “§ 1983 to assert a pre-enforcement First Amendment challenge to Minn. Stat. § 211B.02. R. Doc. 1, at 5. The plaintiffs sued four Minnesota county attorneys with authority to criminally prosecute violations of § 211B.”

Repub. Party of Minnesota v. Nathan Miller, Relators, Attorney Gen. Keith Ellison, ... (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 120× “, Judge Relator Nathan Miller, a political candidate in the November 2022 election, 1 challenges the determination by the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) that he made a false statement implying support of a major political party, in violation of Minnesota…”

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. v. Kelley, 291 F. Supp. 2d 1052 (D. Minnesota 2003). · cites it 2× “Campaign Material Under Minn.Stat. § 211B.02, subd. 1, “campaign material” is defined as “any literature, publication, or material tending to influence voting and a primary or other election, except for news items or editorial comments by the news media.”

Lewison v. Hutchinson, 929 N.W.2d 444 (Minn. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “12 (2018), false claims of support, Minn. Stat. § 211B.02 (2018), false campaign material, Minn.”

Minnesota RFL Repub. Farmer Labor Caucus v. Freeman (D. Minnesota 2023). · cites it 48× “§ 1983 to assert a pre-enforcement First Amendment challenge to a section of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act, Minn. Stat. § 211B.02. Defendants are four Minnesota county attorneys with authority to prosecute violations of the challenged statute.”

Minnesota RFL Repub. Farmer Labor Caucus v. Freeman (D. Minnesota 2020). · cites it 22× “§ 1983 to assert a pre-enforcement First Amendment challenge to a section of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act, Minn. Stat. § 211B.02. The challenged statute prohibits political speech based on its content and is two sentences long.”

Minnesota RFL Repub. Farmer Labor Caucus v. Freeman (D. Minnesota 2020). · cites it 18× “§ 1983 to assert a pre-enforcement First Amendment challenge to a section of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act, Minn. Stat. § 211B.02. Defendants are four Minnesota county attorneys with authority to prosecute violations of the challenged statute.”

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