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Guam Greyhound Wins Right for Ballot

Guam Greyhound was attempting to get their initiative to operate slots at their facility, and had been shut down by the Guam Election Commission. They said that the special election, that was to be held on December 15th, was to replace the governmental position that had been vacated by a sudden death.

Guam Greyhound, however, had other ideas. They wanted to get on the ballot to see if the people of Guam would vote to allow them to bring slots to their track. Proposal A would make slots legal and it would impose a tax on all of the slots revenue.

The Supreme Court of Guam ruled that they must include Proposal A on the special election, and the date must be postponed to January 5th to give all parties a chance to prepare. There are various compliance issues that must be taken care of before they can proceed with the election and the postponement will make that possible.

The law says that the next general election, which is “an election held throughout the territory," must include the Proposal because of the definition of the law. The Justices decided that the Election Commission had ruled improperly, and that Guam Greyhound would be allowed to have voters decide if slots would be allowed or not.

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