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Government
Ballot wording links slots to educationPublished 08/19/08
Slot machine opponents railed against the ballot language unveiled yesterday for the upcoming statewide vote to legalize slot machines, claiming the wording implicitly praises gambling and leaves out who will profit from the proposed change. November's ballot will ask voters whether they will authorize slots for the purpose of funding education, according to the sample ballot Maryland's secretary of state released. The constitutional amendment question, sent to Linda Lamone, the state administrator of elections, by John McDonough, is titled "Authorizing Video Lottery Terminals (Slot Machines) to Fund...
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