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Public subsidy of state election campaigns

Program components, historical use, and statistics

Direct payments of public subsidy to candidates and party units

About the public subsidy program (PDF)

Board publishes public subsidy audit report for 2023 House 52B special election (PDF)

Board publishes 2022 public subsidy audit report (PDF)

Payments to candidates by election
  • 2024 (PDF)
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  • 2014 (PDF)
  • 2012 (PDF)
  • 2010 (PDF)

Summary of direct payments and PCR refunds per year (PDF)

The political contribution refund program

About the contribution refund program

Report on use of the PCR program 2002 - 2022 (PDF)

More about the contribution refund program
(from the MN Department of Revenue)

Amount of refunds issued by year grouped by candidate or party unit issuing receipt

2023
  • Candidates (PDF)
  • Party units (PDF)

2022
  • Candidates (PDF)
  • Party units (PDF)

2021
  • Candidates (PDF)
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2020
  • Candidates (PDF)
  • Party units (PDF)

2019
  • Candidates (PDF)
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2018
  • Candidates (PDF)
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2017
  (funded for contributions received 7/1/17)
  • Candidates (PDF)
  • Party units (PDF)

2016
  • Program not funded

2015
  (funded for contributions received 7/1/15)
  • Candidates (PDF)
  • Party units (PDF)

2014
  • Candidates (PDF)
  • Party units (PDF)

2013
  • Candidates (PDF)
  • Party units (PDF)

2010 - 2012
  • Program not funded

The tax checkoff program

About the tax return checkoff program

Historical numbers and percentages of citizen participation in the checkoff program (PDF)

Checkoff participation levels by political party (PDF)

Quick Links

  • 2024 Final public subsidy payments (PDF)
  • 2022 Final public subsidy payments (PDF)
  • 2025 Political contribution refund application form (PDF)
  • 2024 Political contribution refund application form (PDF)

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