Show Notes
Andrew discusses the proposal to eliminate the current public matching money available to statewide candidates in Florida.
Overview
What would Amendment 6 do?
The amendment would repeal Section 7 of Article VI of the Florida Constitution, which provides for public campaign financing for statewide candidates who agree to spending limits. Currently, under Article VI, public campaign financing is available for candidates for the offices of governor, attorney general, chief financial officer, and commissioner of agriculture.[1][2]
Public financing in Florida is available for candidates for the offices of governor and elected cabinet members (attorney general, chief financial officer, and commissioner of agriculture). To qualify for public campaign financing, a candidate must:
--not be running unopposed;
--agree to expenditure limits;
--raise $150,000 (for gubernatorial candidates) or $100,000 (for cabinet candidates);
--limit loans or contributions from the candidate’s personal funds to $25,000 and limit contributions from political parties to $250,000; and
--report campaign financing data to the division of elections and submit to a post-election financial audit.
The public campaign financing program is funded by the General Revenue Fund. In 2022, the expenditure limit for gubernatorial candidates receiving public campaign financing was $30.29 million ($2.00 per registered voter) and the limit for cabinet candidates was $15.14 million ($1.00 per registered voter).
Good information: https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_6,_Repeal_of_Public_Financing_for_Statewide_Campaigns_Amendment_(2024)
