The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
I'LL MI / CIlCfS ACT
a Digest q Whist Can ldat4s for o.
. flce Are ~ ainst Under the Law
0 Passed ct the Special Session.

1 S$SB
The corrupt practices act passed BY
The special session 81 the Legislature
Ilust adjourned, II perhaps one 81 the
most stringent measures Of its kind
passed by any state in the union. II
combines the prohibitive features Of
The corrupt practices laws OF several
states and Includes new IDEAS worked
ut by#committees from either house.
Under the bill q candidate may
spend money only. for certain pur-
poses expressly enumerated. They
are: I. = .- .:s3:. # . =
For necessary travelling expenses,
postage. telegraph and telephone and
other public messenger service s.*s=
For rent and the furnishing Of a
hall for: the holding Of campaign
meetings. = -: z.:' :. $. s:s @. :zS
For payment Of speakers and musik
clans at public meetings and their
travelling expenses. FL. = :
I For printing and distribution of
circulars. handbills, posters and an
|nouncements. x = -. - ~ i:
For copying and classifying poll
lists, for making canvasses of voters
and. for challenges at the polls.
For filing fees, and it nominated
at the primary for contributions to
the party committee. - ! :: -: r
For campaign advertising in news
papers or magazines. :, -
There are numerous '@don'ts."
Among the things that the candidate
may not do are these: -
Secure the withdrawal of any other
candidate by payment of money or
other reward.
Give away cigars, drinks, clothing,
eatables or entertainment of any
kind with the. hope of influencing
voters.
Make any kind of a wager Of Pc
cuniary value during the campaign.
Hire anyone to work for him ex-
cept the challengers at the polls on
election day.
Pay for the hire of any vehicle to
carry voters to the polls on election
Or primary day.
Every candidate may select a per-
sonal campaign committee to consist
of one or more persons who shall be
in charge of his campaign. After en-
tering the campaign he must file
with the officer with whom he filed
for nomination a statement every
two weeks until the election contain.
ing an itemized account of the money
he spent during that period. Failure
to comply with this provision will
keep him OF the ballot. No candt
date shall distribute or allow his com.
mittee to distribute and cards
badges. or circulars on the day OF
ELECTION. ...'
! Corporations are barred from con
tributing to any campaign FUND
though individual stockholders may
contribute. Statements of receipt,
and expenditures during the cam
paign must be filed with the prope1
filing officer. After some debate i
was agreed th1k state officers shoult
be permitted to spend only the fol
lowing sums for both their primar!
and election campaigns:
Governor, $1,000; other state Off
GERS. $500; state senators, 5000
state representatives, $500; all othe
officers. one-third of the annual sal
airy Of the office. Candidates for of
fee to which NO salary is attache'
may spend only $780, Presidential
. electors at large may spend $500 an
district electors 500. State centra
committees Of party organization
y may not spend more than $1,000 Il
connection with any general election