{"id":273603,"date":"2026-06-15T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/campaign-finance-law-adds-new-home-address-privacy-protections\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:05:09","slug":"campaign-finance-law-adds-new-home-address-privacy-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/campaign-finance-law-adds-new-home-address-privacy-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign Finance Law Adds New Home Address Privacy Protections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campaign Finance Law Adds New Home Address Privacy Protections<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-15 11:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.lmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

A new state law classifies certain candidate address information as private or nonpublic data, requiring cities to remove, redact, and repost campaign finance filings to comply with the protections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers passed the omnibus campaign finance bill (Chapter 101). It contains provisions related to street address privacy, reclassifies address data on certain forms as private or nonpublic, extends protections to candidates\u2019 immediate family members in some cases, and requires cities to redact nonpublic information from campaign filings.<\/p>\n

A key provision creates new home address privacy protections for candidates seeking state and local office that balances candidate safety, campaign filing requirements, and public transparency. To accomplish this, new protections were created in Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 10A, 204B, and 211A to classify street addresses contained in certain reports as nonpublic or private data.<\/p>\n

Candidate address protections<\/h2>\n

Candidates for local offices must follow the campaign finance requirements found in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 211A and applicable local ordinances, and file certain disclosures with a local filing officer. Campaigns that raise or spend larger amounts of money must make this information public through campaign finance filings. Cities with 400 or more registered voters must make all required filings under Chapter 211A available on their website, if they have one.<\/p>\n

New Minnesota Statute, section 211A.015 covers data classifications for reports filed with a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision. Under the law, street addresses contained in statements and reports filed with local governments are classified as nonpublic or private data. Counties, cities, school districts, and other political subdivisions may still access the information to ensure compliance with the law. Similar protections also apply to addresses contained in filings for state office and affidavits…<\/p>\n

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