OHIO – As reported by the Columbus Dispatch: “A petition drive to let
Ohioans vote on allowing slot-machine gambling at horse-racing tracks and in
Cleveland has fallen short of the required number of signatures. “But not by
much. “Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell’s office announced today
that backers of the Learn and Earn constitutional amendment need 8,716 more
signatures. “Supporters have 10 calendar days to gather and submit
additional names.”