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S.F. No. 20 - Prohibition on Use of Deceptive Names by Candidates and Political Committees (The A-2 Delete-Everything Amendment)
Author: Senator Charles Wiger
Prepared by: Thomas S. Bottern, Senate Counsel (651/296-3810)
Date: February 20, 2009

Section 1 [Use of Deceptive Names Prohibited.] Paragraph (a) prohibits a person, candidate, political committee, or political fund from using a name that is the same as or similar to a name used previously by any other candidate, political committee, or political fund, if it is used with the intent to deceive or confuse an individual from distinguishing one candidate, committee, or fund from another.

Paragraph (b) provides an exemption for the use of a candidate's own name as part of the principal campaign committee.

A violation of this section would be subject to the administrative complaint process as it applies to other fair campaign practices complaints.

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