SB 734

Charlie Justice is sponsoring SB 734. The bill is dead. The Florida Senate is ducking voting on it. The reason is politicians love to use tax dollars for so-called voter education campaign. What this really means is political parties are using tax dollars for campaign advertisements. Justice's bill would put an end to that.

An act relating to campaign financing; creatings. 106.113, F.S.; defining the terms "local government" and "public funds"; prohibiting a local government from expending, directly or indirectly, public funds to support or oppose an issue, referendum, or amendment that is subject to a vote of the electors; prohibiting a person or group from accepting public funds from a local government that are intended to support or oppose an issue, referendum, or amendment that is subject to a vote of the electors; prohibiting a local government from expending public funds for a political advertisement; providing an exception for a communication from a local government which factually and objectively describes the purposes of an issue, referendum, or amendment and does not advocate for the passage or defeat of the issue, referendum, or amendment; providing an effective date.

I'm someone on the Left who is not a fan of the Russ Feingold model of publicly-financed campaigns. Nor do a like the idea of local governments using tax dollars for bogus voter education programs. Email Ken Pruitt and tell him that SB 734 should be voted on.

Ken Pruitt
pruitt.ken.web@ flsenate.gov