According to a recent campaign finance report, in August, Disney Worldwide Services donated 0,000 to the Florida political committee.
November 2018 ballot a constitutional amendment giving Florida voters the “exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling” in the state. If approved, the initiative would require the approval of voters—not legislators—to allow casino-style games in the future.
As of August 31, Disney had contributed a total of $1.75 million of the $1.98 million raised by Voters In Charge.
According to the Florida Division of Elections website, as of September 18, Voters In Charge had submitted 216,469 signatures; a total of 766,200 petition signatures are necessary for the issue to be placed on the ballot. The committee also reported it had spent $1.47 million as of August 31. Most of the money went to signature gathering and verification.
