Large quantities of signatures already are in the offices of Florida Education Champions and those signatures are being validated as the collection process continues, Johnson said. “We are confident we will have enough signatures to meet the February 1, 2022, deadline,” said Christina Johnson, who represents Florida Education Champions, a political action committee formed by DraftKings and FanDuel to promote the sports-betting initiative. The number of valid signatures required is 891,589, and as of Friday, DraftKings and FanDuel had collected 285,133, according to the Florida Division of Elections’ website.ĭespite the low number, a spokeswoman for DraftKings and FanDuel on Friday predicted the initiative will make the ballot. With just 22 days to go, DraftKings and FanDuel have collected less than one third of the signatures necessary to put their sports-betting initiative on the November 8 general election ballot in Florida.
