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Delaware Charitable Gambling Advisory Question (1984)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Delaware Charitable Gambling Advisory Question was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Delaware on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported advising the Delaware General Assembly to pass legislation allowing the state to license fire companies, veterans organizations, religious or charitable organizations, and fraternal organizations to conduct lotteries. |
A "no" vote opposed advising the Delaware General Assembly to pass legislation allowing the state to license fire companies, veterans organizations, religious or charitable organizations, and fraternal organizations to conduct lotteries. |
Election results
The following is the statewide election results for the non-binding question[1]
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Delaware Charitable Gambling Advisory Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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92,465 | 73.51% | ||
| No | 33,318 | 26.49% | ||
Election results by region
The non-binding question was formatted for four regions of the state and results were reported for each region as follows:[1]
| Rural New Castle County | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 54,380 | 73.32% | ||
| No | 19,790 | 26.68% | ||
| City of Wilmington | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 8,391 | 79.10% | ||
| No | 2,217 | 20.90% | ||
| Kent County | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 12,418 | 71.29% | ||
| No | 5,001 | 28.71% | ||
| Sussex County | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 17,276 | 73.25% | ||
| No | 6,310 | 26.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Charitable Gambling Advisory Question was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor allowing the State to license volunteer fire companies, veterans organizations, religious or charitable organizations and fraternal organizations to sponsor and conduct lotteries provided the profits are used solely for the purposes of these companies, organizations and societies within the limits of [Rural New Castle County], [City of Wilmington], [Kent County], [or] [Sussex County]? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Delaware General Assembly passed a bill to refer the non-binding measure to the general election ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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