Ohio Youngstown Casino Amendment (2012)

The Ohio Youngstown Casino Amendment did not appear on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of Ohio as an initiated state statute. The measure would have allowed for a casino to be constructed in the Youngstown region of the state. The initiative effort was organized by developers Rick Lertzman and Brad Pressman. This would have been the fifth casino constructed in the state, if enacted by voters, following the passage of Issue 3 in 2009 that allowed casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo.

Support

• Rick Lertzman said, "We think the voters of Ohio, as long as you could say, 'look, we've got huge unemployment problems in Youngstown,' I think the voters are going to be very sympathetic."

Opposition

Ballotpedia did not identify opponents of the measure.

Path to the ballot

• Supporters of the proposal had until July 4, 2012, to turn in the required 385,247 signatures in order to place the measure on the ballot.
• Supporters turned in 1,700 signatures to the Ohio Attorney General's office, along with the ballot measure's wording, as mandated by state initiative law.
• The measure ultimately did not qualify for the ballot.

See also

• 2012 ballot measures
• Ohio 2012 ballot measures
• List of Ohio ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Ohio

Footnotes

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