George Will on campaign regulation

by Walter Olson on November 28, 2005

“Under Vermont’s limits, a candidate for state representative in a single-member district can spend no more than $2,000 in a two-year cycle. Every mile driven by a candidate—or a volunteer—must be computed as a 48.5-cent campaign expenditure. Just driving—and not much of it—can exhaust permissible spending.” (“Free Speech Under Siege”, Newsweek, Dec. 5). More: Aug. 23, etc.

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1 Nathan S. Lord 11.28.05 at 6:13 pm

How many cents per foot does Vermont assign to shoes used in walking the electoral district? Dollars per mile on a bicycle?

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