Summary
The D.C. Board of Elections has ruled that proponents of a gambling initiative fell short on valid signatures to place the measure on the November ballot. In fact, the board uncovered fraud, forgery and what it termed "systemic" violations of election laws, leaving Board Chairman Wilma Lewis to characterize the petition drive as an attempt "to turn the laws of the District on its head." We urge Mrs. Lewis, a former federal prosecutor, to root out violators for appropriate prosecution and punishment. Similarly, we urge the mayor and the D.C. Council to step up to their own challenges regarding this particular voter initiative.
Several troubling aspects to the slots campaign surfaced before the elections board began its marathon deliberations. As this newspaper's reporting and editorials informed readers, D.C. policy- makers and voters simply knew too little about the investors and even less about the legislative text accompanying the initiative.See the full content of this document
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Betting On a Sure Thing
First of all, the initiative would have forced the city to permit the opening of a c...
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