Thanks to Governor DeSantis, Private Funds May No Longer be Spent in Florida’s Elections

(Alexandria, VA) – May 18, 2021: Today, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) wrote to three Florida counties demanding their election supervisors disgorge CTCL funds or Zuckbucks by midnight on Thursday. Following the Governor’s signing of Senate Bill 90, Zuckbucks may no longer be spent in Florida’s elections.

“Thanks to the Governor’s leadership, Zuckbucks and other private funds can no longer be spent on election related expenses,” said PILF President J. Christian Adams. “We are taking action to ensure these counties give the unspent money back to the CTCL and do not use it to influence elections in 2022. If the money is not returned, the Foundation will take legal action.”

The letter to the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections can be read here. As of January 2021, the county reported that over $200,000 of the funds it received were unspent and still held in public accounts.

The letter to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections can be read here. As of February 2021, the county reported that over $660,000 of the funds it received were unspent and still in public accounts.

The letter to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections can be read here. As of January 2021, the county reported that over $1.3 million of the funds it received were unspent and still in public accounts.

Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) is a 501(c)(3) public interest law firm dedicated to election integrity. The Foundation exists to assist states and others to aid the cause of election integrity and fight against lawlessness in American elections. Drawing on numerous experts in the field, PILF seeks to protect the right to vote and preserve the Constitutional framework of American elections.

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