Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 211C.09 (2026)

Recall Petition; Corrupt Practices

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A person proposing a petition may not allege any material fact in support of the petition that the person knows is false or has alleged with reckless disregard of whether it is false. A person may not intentionally make any false entry on a petition or aid, abet, counsel, or procure another to do so. A person may not use threat, intimidation, coercion, or other corrupt means to interfere or attempt to interfere with the right of any eligible voter to sign or not to sign a recall petition of their own free will. A person may not, for any consideration, compensation, gift, reward, or thing of value or promise thereof, sign or not sign a recall petition.

The supreme court may dismiss a proposed petition for violation of this section. Notwithstanding section 645.241, the sole remedy for a violation of this section is dismissal of the petition by the supreme court.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: In Re Ventura, 600 N.W.2d 714 (Minn. 1999).
In Re Ventura, 600 N.W.2d 714 (Minn. 1999). · cites it 2× “3, authorizes the supreme court, not the chief justice acting individually under subdivision 1, to assess the persons proposing a petition for “reasonable costs of conducting the proceeding” if it decides to dismiss the petition because it was filed in bad faith in violation of…”
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