David,
Minnesota
§10A.27
Unlimited
Individual ® PAC
Prohibited
Corporate/Union ® PAC
Unlimited
Political Party ® PAC
Unlimited
PAC ® PAC Transfers
The amount of money an individual can contribute to a PAC is unlimited in
the state of Minnesota. Realistically you could give as much money as you want
to a candidate as long as it is sent to the PAC first. Many large contributors
just form PAC's. Al Franken for example just formed the Midwest Values PAC to
raise money for progessive candidates.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/about/cont_to_pac.htm
Political Action Committees - Many states also limit the amounts that may
be contributed to candidates by PACs - only 14 states do not. Limits on PAC
contributions are generally similar or even identical to the limits on
individual contributions. Some states differentiate between two types of PACs
and establish different contribution limits for the types. For example, in
Arizona a PAC may qualify for "super PAC" status if it receives contributions
from 500 or more individuals in amounts of $10 or more during a one-year
period. "Super PACs" may contribute nearly five times the amount a regular PAC
is permitted to contribute. Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, and
Michigan have similar provisions. Some states also place limits on the total
amount a candidate can receive from PACs. In Arizona, it is $75,624 for a
gubernatorial candidate and $7,568 for legislative candidates. Other states
that limit the total dollars a candidate may accept from PACs are Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wisconsin. In Kentucky, most
candidates candidate cannot accept PAC contributions which in the aggregate
exceed 50% of total contributions or $10,000 (whichever is greater) in an
election cycle.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/about/ContribLimits.htm
Ken Bradley
Kenny Neighborhood
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