Florida defends contribution cap on committees proposing constitutional amendments

Published June 18, 2021 8:00pm ET



U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor gave Florida a June 15 deadline to defend a new state law that caps donations at $3,000 to political committees backing proposed constitutional amendments during the signature-gathering process.

Florida’s Attorney General’s Office met that deadline Tuesday, filing a motion to dismiss the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida’s (ACLU) request for a preliminary injunction against implementing the law, which was adopted by the Legislature in April, signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May and goes into effect July 1.

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