Show meant to clean politic cg the colorado two bit campal campaign n fund scheme was a proposal to do ray away with political corruption through aig b use of money in 1909 the colorado legislature passed a law providing that the state treasury should turn over to the chairman of each party a sul sum equal to 25 cents for each vote cast at the last election for the nominee of each party for governor co vernor naif half the sum could be used aged for campaign expenses in the state campaign the remainder being apportioned among the counties each candidate was permitted to contribute a sum not to exceed 40 per cent of the first years salary of the position he be was seeking any other contribution from anyone constituted a felony although this two bit law was widely hailed at the time it never became operative the colorado supreme court held it unconstitutional to use state funds for partisan purposes washington star |