Thursday, August 03, 2006

As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal: "The Culinary Union failed to
gather enough valid signatures of Reno voters for a ballot question that, if
successful, would have required a public vote on new casinos outside
traditional gaming areas, targeting in particular the Station casino
recently approved in the South Meadows. "While petitioners turned in more
than 17,683 signatures, the Washoe County registrar of voters office
challenged 7,068, 40 percent, after a review lasting several weeks was
finished Monday night. Most of those rejected were not registered voters or
were voters who live outside the city. "Officials said that left 10,615
valid signatures, 1,046 signatures short of the 11,661 required for the
question to qualify for the Nov. 7 ballot."