Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Youngstown Democrat goes to court to halt Ohio casino petition - Dayton Business Journal:

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David Bertras claims petition circulators are misleadingg people to get them to sign petitionsx for OhioIssue 6. He cites as evidencse a YouTube video that shows circulators incorrectly claiming that the ballot issue wouldf notchange Ohio’s constitution and is intendecd to create “factory industry jobs” in Ohio. The video is availablr . Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge James Evans took the case under advisemeny and indicated a decision could come as earl yas Thursday.
"Obviously, we have no idea where or when that was takenh and who thesepeople are,” said Bob of the Ohio Jobs and Growtuh Plan, which is collecting the “But if we can identif y anyone working for the campaigj who is saying anything they are not supposed to be they will be removed from the campaign Tenenbaum said any signatures deemee to have been improperlh collected will not be submitted to the state. He said campaign officials are "very confident" they will submit enougj signatures to get the casinol measure onthe ballot. The Ohio Jobs and Growth Plan has proposerd a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gamblingin Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo.
The groupo has until the end of this month tocollecrt 400,000 signatures in order to get the measurs on the November ballot in Ohio. Bertraw announced his opposition to the plan in May becauswe it does not permit a casinoin

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