On Tuesday, there will be a ballot measure asking Kansans to support an amendment that allows charitable organizations to raise money thru gaming beyond Bingo. This includes raffles and drawings. This would allow organizations like the American Legion, VFW and the Knights of Columbus etc to offer greater incentives in their fund raising and be more viable. The legislature passed a version of this in the last session, but the Gov. objected to the language requiring the organizations to contract with a professional gaming outfit to manage the raffle. This measure addresses that concern and is now in our hands. The ballot reads as follows: Kansas Constitutional Amendment - Explanatory statement. The constitution currently prohibits the operation of lotteries except for specifically authorized lotteries. A raffle is a lottery and is illegal under current law. A vote for this proposition would permit the legislature to authorize charitable raffles operated or conducted by religious, charitable, fraternal, educational and veterans nonprofit organizations subject to the limitations listed. Nonprofit organizations would be prohibited from contracting with a professional lottery vendor to manage, operate or conduct a charitable raffle. A vote against this proposition would continue the current prohibition against all raffles. Shall the following be adopted? I support this measure and ask your support for it to. thanks
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 11:11:30 +0000
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