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This bill amends Minnesota's human rights statutes to add "political affiliation" as a protected characteristic across multiple areas of discrimination, including employment, real estate transactions, public accommodations, public services, educational institutions, and business interactions. The bill defines "political affiliation" as an association with a political party, support or failure to support a political candidate, or support or failure to support a political party. Specifically, the legislation would make it an unfair discriminatory practice to refuse to hire, rent to, serve, educate, provide credit to, or do business with someone based on their political affiliation. This means employers, labor organizations, real estate agents, educational institutions, and businesses would be prohibited from making decisions about employment, housing, services, admission, or contracts based on a person's political views or party membership. The bill aims to protect individuals from discrimination in various aspects of public and private life due to their political beliefs or associations, expanding existing anti-discrimination protections to include political affiliation alongside other characteristics like race, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.

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