Political Committees
This information applies to non-candidate committees. Political committees (including committees registered with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board) report to Ramsey County Elections if contributions are made to candidates or political committees from jurisdictions listed below.
For more information on election law, please see Minnesota Statutes Chapters 211A and 211B, Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 28 and Roseville City Code 103.015.
2022 Campaign Finance Manual: Campaign Financial Reporting and Fair Campaign Practices and additions (current version; published by the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State)
County and municipal candidates
- Ramsey County
- Arden Hills
- Falcon Heights
- Gem Lake
- Mounds View
- North Oaks
- Roseville
- Saint Anthony
- Saint Paul
- Vadnais Heights
- White Bear Township
School district candidates
- Mounds View Public Schools
- Roseville Area Schools
- Saint Anthony - New Brighton Public Schools
- Saint Paul Public Schools
- White Bear Lake Area Schools
New political committees
Political committees making contributions to or expenditures for Saint Paul city, school board, or political committees must begin filing when the committee receives contributions or makes expenditures of $100.00 or more in a calendar year.
All political committees (excluding Saint Paul city, school board, or political committees) are required to begin filing campaign finance reports with Ramsey County Elections when they exceed $750 in a calendar year in campaign contributions to and/or expenditures for candidates and committees within the jurisdictions listed above. On filing the following two forms, you become registered with Ramsey County Elections. This registration stays active until the committee files a final report.
Registration and Statement of Organization form (PDF)
Due within 14 days after the committee exceeds $750** in a calendar year in campaign contributions to and/or expenditures for candidates and committees within the jurisdictions listed above. Updated statements must be filed any time there is a change in committee information (except liquid assets).
**$100 for contributions to or expenditures for Saint Paul city, school board or political committees.
Initial report form - all jurisdictions except Roseville and Saint Paul (PDF)
Initial report form - Roseville (PDF)
Initial report form - Saint Paul (PDF)
One-time report due within 14 days of exceeding $750** in a calendar year in campaign contributions to and/or expenditures for candidates and committees within the jurisdictions listed above. This report opens a committee account with Ramsey County Elections. If this report has been previously filed, it does not need to be filed again unless the committee closed its account with Ramsey County Elections in the past and so must open a new account.
**$100 for contributions to or expenditures for Saint Paul city, school board or political committees.
Contributions to Saint Paul city and school board candidates and ballot question on 2023 ballot
Also follow these reporting requirements if contributions are made to other political committees supporting or opposing Saint Paul city and school board candidates and candidate committees. The treasurer of every committee and every political fund shall register and file a statement of organization with Ramsey County Elections no later than 14 days after the day the committee or political fund receives contributions or makes expenditures of $100.00 or more.
Eight week pre-election report form (PDF)
Due at noon 8 weeks before the general election
Two week pre-election report form (PDF)
Due at noon 2 weeks before the general election
January report form (PDF)
Due at noon on the last Tuesday in January of each year
Contributions to candidates or questions on 2023 ballot
Also follow these reporting requirements if contributions are made to other political committees supporting or opposing candidates or questions on the 2022 ballot (excluding Saint Paul city and school board candidates).
Pre-primary report form (PDF)
Due 10 days prior to the primary
Pre-general report form (PDF)
Due 10 days prior to the general election
Post-general report form (PDF)
Due 30 days after the general election
January report form (PDF)
Due on January 31 of each year
Contributions to candidates and committees not on the 2023 ballot
Also follow these reporting requirements if making contributions to or expenditures for political committees supporting or opposing candidates and ballot questions not on the 2023 ballot.
January report form - all jurisdictions except Roseville (PDF)
January report form - Roseville (PDF)
Due on January 31 of each year
Ending filing requirements with Ramsey County Elections
Committees actively filing with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board can end filing requirements with Ramsey County Elections at any time by marking the report cover page as "final report."
Committees that file only with Ramsey County Elections must meet the requirements stated in Minn. Stat. Ch. 211A.03 and file a final report with Ramsey County Elections as notification that the committee is dissolved.
Final report form - all jurisdictions except Roseville and Saint Paul (PDF)
Final report form - Roseville (PDF)
Final report form - Saint Paul (PDF)
A committee may file a final report after all debts have been paid and all assets in excess of $100 in the aggregate have been disposed of. Filing a final report closes the committee account with Ramsey County Elections and ends all reporting requirements. For laws governing disposal of assets, see Minn. Stat. Ch. 211A.13 and Ch. 211B.12 subd (6).