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October 22 , 2004 Newsletter
Table of Contents
---Coming Events
*She Hate Me
*Women in Broadcasting
*NAACP YPSILANTI-WILLOW
RUN BRANCH
Annual
Freedom Fund Banquet
---Election
Information
*Proposal 1
*Proposal 2
*Election Volunteers Needed
*View
Your Ballot
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A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION
TO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL OF ANY FORM OF GAMBLING AUTHORIZED BY
LAW AND CERTAIN NEW STATE LOTTERY GAMES The proposed constitutional
amendment would: Yes __ |
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO SPECIFY WHAT CAN
BE RECOGNIZED AS A "MARRIAGE OR SIMILAR UNION" FOR ANY
PURPOSE The proposal would: Yes __ Opinions on Proposal 2
Others argue Proposal 2 would have little or no effect on the health insurance and other benefits offered to some unmarried couples, and say opponents are trying to divert attention from the core issue of defining marriage. Courts likely would decide the domestic benefits issue if voters approve Proposal 2, which seeks to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman in the state constitution. ![]() Dont know who to vote for this November? Do you think your vote does not matter?
Come get information on both parties and issues at the Political Forum
Friday, October 22, 2004 5p.m.-7p.m. McKenny Union Ballroom at EMU
Speakers: Senator Liz Brater |
We need volunteers for lit drops Sat. and
Sun. prior to election |
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Opinions on Proposal 1 The proposal would require a popular vote for any new casinos or state lottery games. There would be an immediate reduction of $100 million in school aid with the elimination of Keno and club games already in place. Proposal 1, if passed, would block nine proposed racinos scheduled to open in 2005. YES Opinions Roger Martin, spokesman for
the Let Voters Decide campaign, said "The only affect it would
have in the future is if the lottery wants to do things there would
have to be a vote of the people," Martin said. "It is
not anti-gambling, it is not pro-gambling, it won't open any new
casinos, it won't close any casinos. It just will give Michigan
voters a vote - that's it." Proposal 1 says voter approval would be needed for new state lottery games that include "table games" or "player operated mechanical or electronic devices" introduced after Jan. 1, 2004. NO Opinions Proposal 1 opponents say
it could derail games such as Fantasy 5, a number-picking game that
debuted in September, and even the expansion of vending machines
in grocery stores that dispense instant lottery tickets. |
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