TALLAHASSEE – A political committee primary initiatives to go a constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion legal rights gathered $900,816 in contributions in Might.
The Floridians Shielding Independence committee, which was shaped in April, had collected a overall of virtually $2.78 million as of May possibly 31, in accordance to a finance report posted Monday on the state Division of Elections web page.
It experienced spent $2.06 million, with most of the cash going to petition-collecting initiatives. To get the proposed constitutional modification on the November 2024 ballot, Floridians Shielding Independence will need to submit at least 891,523 valid petition signatures to the state by February 1st.
If the evaluate reaches the ballot, it would require help from at minimum 60 p.c of voters.
The initiative was launched just after Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-managed Legislature this spring permitted a invoice that seeks to avoid abortions following six months of pregnancy.
Contributions all through May involved $250,000 from Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida and $250,000 from Coral Gables resident Christine Stiefel, in accordance to the finance report.
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