[Mpls] Mann for City Council, campaign update

[Tim Bonham]

>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