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Casino issue faces challenge
Competing gambling interests are lodging a challenge to MyOhioNow, the committee that’s asking voters to amend the Ohio constitution to permit building a casino near Wilmington.
John Gilligan, a lawyer with Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn, said in a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner that MyOhioNow, its principals and its petition circulating company failed to file required disclosure forms before they started gathering signatures to get the issue on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Gilligan asked Brunner to reject the issue or hold a protest hearing. Brunner’s office spokesman said on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that officials are trying to schedule an expedited hearing.
Attorney Don McTigue, who represents MyOhioNow, said, “Our response is they clearly do not understand the law. This is a frivolous protest brought at the eleventh hour because they’re afraid they’ll lose at the ballot…We will be submitting a motion to dismiss, probably this afternoon.”
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