General Election '94 Voter Guide: Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Published by the LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUND
550 Rice Street St. Paul MN 55103
Copyright 1994 League of Women Voters of Minnesota Education Fund
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
OFF-TRACK WAGERING ON HORSE RACES: TO AUTHORIZE:
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution
be amended to permit off-track
wagering on horse racing in
manner prescribed by law?"
The Attorney General has this to say regarding the proposed amendment:
In Chapter 626, the legislature also adopted statutory provisions that will
be effective only if the people ratify the proposed amendment. The
statutory provisions would require the director of pari-mutuel racing to
submit a report to the legislature by February 1, 1995, containing the
director's recommendations on legislation to authorize and regulate
off-track pari-mutuel betting on horse racing. The report would be
required to contain draft legislation that embodies the director's
recommendations. The draft legislation would be required to provide that:
- off-track pari-mutuel betting be conducted primarily to support
on-track horse racing and not supplant it;
- a separate license be
required to operate each off-track betting location;
- off-track betting
locations be limited to facilities with television displays of live horse
racing, adequate seating and dining and beverage service; and
- a limited
number of off-track betting locations be licensed, with a reasonable
geographic distribution of locations around the state.
If a majority of all who vote in the election vote YES, the amendment will
pass. This means that not voting on the amendment has the same effect as
voting NO.
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