14-R401

2014 -- S 3038

Enacted 06/21/14

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND TO SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION

OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RESTRICTION ON GAMBLING

Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, DiPalma, Goodwin, and Felag

Date Introduced: May 29, 2014

                   RESOLVED, That a majority of all members elected to each house of the general

              assembly voting therefore, the following amendment to the Constitution of the state be proposed

              to the qualified electors of the state in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of the

              Constitution for their approval and that it take the place of Article VI, Section 22, which is hereby

              amended to read as follows:

Section 22. Restriction on gambling.

                   No act expanding the types or locations of gambling which are permitted within the state

              or within any city or town therein or expanding municipalities in which a particular form of

              gambling is authorized shall take effect until it has been approved by the majority of those

              electors voting in a statewide referendum and by the majority of those electors voting in a said

              referendum in the municipality in which the proposed gambling would be allowed and, having

been so approved in said referendum in any city or town on or after November 4, 2014, the

location where the gambling is permitted in any city or town shall not be changed within said city

or town without approval of the majority of those electors voting on said proposed change in a

referendum in said city or town.

                   The secretary of state shall certify the results of the statewide referendum and the local

              board of canvassers of the city or town where the gambling is to be allowed shall certify the

              results of the local referendum to the secretary of state.

                   It is further

                   RESOLVED, That the said proposition of amendment shall be submitted to the electors

              for their approval or rejection at the next statewide general election. The voting places in the

              several cities and towns shall be kept open during the hours required by law for voting therein for

              general officers of the state; and be it further

                   RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause the said proposition of amendment to

              be published as a part of the resolution in the newspapers of the state prior to the date of the said

              meetings of the said electors; and the said proposition shall be inserted in the warrants or notices

              to be issued previous to said meetings of the electors for the purpose of warning the town, ward,

              or district meetings, and said proposition shall be read by the town, ward, or district meetings to

              be held as aforesaid; and be it further

                   RESOLVED, That the town, ward, and district meetings to be held as aforesaid shall be

              warned, and the list of voters shall be canvassed and made up, and the said town, ward, and

              district meetings shall be conducted in the same manner as now provided by law for the town,

              ward, and district meetings for the elections of general officers of the state.

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