One small bit of information regarding Doug Mann's campaign sign.
While he may list "Green Party" on his sign, his campaign has not been
endorsed by the Green Party.
. . .
Mark Snyder
Windom Park
This appears to be a clear violation of Mn Statute 211B.02
"False claim of support".
The authorities take this rather seriously. Recently, a direct mail
service mixed up "Minnesota Farmers Union" with "Minnesota Far
Bureau" on a campaign mailing. Even though they faxed corrections to
all the newspapers & spent $3,000 on mailing a correction, they were
still fined a civil penalty of $800 for this accidental violation. A
deliberate one might get a bigger penalty.
In Minneapolis, non-endorsed DFL candidates can put "DFL member" or
"DFL'er" on their campaign materials, but if they imply support by
putting "DFL Supported" or just "DFL", we will indeed file charges
against them. We have done so within just the last couple of years.
Thousands of DFL'ers put a lot of effort into going to
Caucuses, Ward Conventions, and the City Convention to choose the
candidates they want to support. We take it quite seriously when
other candidates try to falsely claim that support.
Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson
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