1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1849, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 12, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 4. Appropriation. (a) The amounts designated by individuals for the state
1.5elections campaign fund, less three percent, are appropriated from the general fund, must
1.6be transferred and credited to the appropriate account in the state elections campaign fund,
1.7and are annually appropriated for distribution as set forth in subdivisions 5, 5a, 6, and 7.
1.8The remaining three percent must be kept in the general fund for administrative costs.
1.9(b) In addition to the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,250,000 $1,120,000 for each
1.10general election is appropriated from the general fund for transfer to the general account
1.11of the state elections campaign fund.
1.12Of this appropriation, $65,000 each fiscal year must be set aside to pay assessments
1.13made by In addition, $130,000 for each two-year period beginning on July 1 of each
1.14odd-numbered year is appropriated from the general fund to the Office of Administrative
1.15Hearings to perform its duties under section 211B.37. Amounts remaining after all
1.16assessments have been paid must be canceled to the general account of the state elections
1.17campaign fund."
1.18Page 3, delete section 3 and insert:

1.19    "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 211B.37, is amended to read:
1.20211B.37 COSTS ASSESSED.
1.21Except as otherwise provided in section 211B.36, subdivision 3, the chief
1.22administrative law judge shall assess the cost of considering complaints filed under section
1.23211B.32 as provided in this section. Costs of complaints relating to a statewide ballot
1.24question or an election for a statewide or legislative office must be assessed against the
1.25appropriation from the general fund to the general account of the state elections campaign
1.26fund Office of Administrative Hearings in section 10A.31, subdivision 4. Costs of
1.27complaints relating to any other ballot question or elective office must be assessed against
2.1the county or counties in which the election is held. Where the election is held in more
2.2than one county, the chief administrative law judge shall apportion the assessment among
2.3the counties in proportion to their respective populations within the election district to
2.4which the complaint relates according to the most recent decennial federal census. "
2.5Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.6Amend the title accordingly