It`s a good thing George Washington got his political start in 18th century Virginia. If he lived in Vermont today, he`d find his campaign expenditures illegal. That`s because in 1997 the state passed Act 64 limiting the amount a candidate for a seat in the state`s lower house can spend to 70 cents per registered voter.
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