CRC - 2017 P 31 By Commissioner Donalds donaldse-00024-17 201731__ 1 A proposal to repeal 2 Section 7 of Article VI of the State Constitution to 3 remove the requirement that a method of public 4 financing for campaigns for statewide office be 5 established by law. 6 7 Be It Proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission of 8 Florida: 9 10 Section 7 of Article VI of the State Constitution is 11 repealed: 12 ARTICLE VI 13 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS 14SECTION 7. Campaign spending limits and funding of15campaigns for elective state-wide office.—It is the policy of16this state to provide for state-wide elections in which all17qualified candidates may compete effectively. A method of public18financing for campaigns for state-wide office shall be19established by law. Spending limits shall be established for20such campaigns for candidates who use public funds in their21campaigns. The legislature shall provide funding for this22provision. General law implementing this paragraph shall be at23least as protective of effective competition by a candidate who24uses public funds as the general law in effect on January 1,251998.