VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Campaign finance reports for a group in opposition of the 10-1 voting system in Virginia Beach show they've been heavily backed by the tourism and real estate industries.

The "Every Vote Counts" initiative, a campaign poised in opposition of the 10-1 voting referendum in Virginia Beach this November, has amassed more than $200,000 in donations from real estate, construction and retail industries.

The data, tracked by the Virginia Public Access Project , shows Every Vote Counts accumulating $240,000 since April.

More than 90% of those contributions are in the form of donations at or above $10,000 in size.

When broken down by industry sector , VPAP shows the following for the committee:

$211,000 - Real Estate/Construction

$134,000 - Retail, Services

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