Casino Gambling Petition Needs More 'Live' Signatures

A second attempt to collect signatures for a casino gambling petition in Ohio is underway. The goal of the effort is to submit enough signatures to get the new gambling expansion initiative on the November ballot.

The group in charge of the petition, known as Learn and Earn, is promoting a plan to place casino-style gambling slots at 7 horsetracks and 2 other sites in downtown Cleveland. The group originally came up about 9,000 signatures short and has been given more time to gather signatures.

As we reported last month, at least 2 counties in the area rejected a large number of the first sets of signatures, saying some had signatures of deceased voters and others had signatures with similar handwriting listed in alphabetical order as if copied from a voter registration list.

According to one of their spokesmen, Learn and Earn, backed by a group of track owners and casino developers, submitted another 44,000 signatures Tuesday.

September 6, 2006
Posted By Tom Jones
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