October 22, 1999
Alabama Voters Reject Proposed Lottery to Pay for Scholarships
Alabama voters last week soundly rejected a proposed state lottery to pay for college scholarships and other education programs, delivering a major blow to Gov. Don Siegelman, who had made the idea the hallmark of both his 1998 election campaign and his first year in office.
The ballot measure failed by a margin of 54 per cent to 46 per cent. About half of the state's registered voters turned out, even though no state or national offices were on the
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