AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS (REJECTED)

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2. That the provisions of § 59.1-405.34 relating to the conduct of local referenda set forth in the first enactment of this act shall become effective July 1, 1996, so that one or more local referenda may be conducted at the general election in November 1996.

3. That except as provided by the second enactment of this act, the enactment of the first enactment of this act shall become effective only to the extent it is approved by a majority of those voting in the three statewide referenda to be conducted at the general election in November 1996 as follows:

a. It shall be the duty of the officers conducting the election directed by law to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1996, at the places appointed for holding the same, to open a poll and take the sense of the qualified voters upon the three questions stated herein.

b. At such election a ballot shall be furnished each voter which shall have printed thereon the following three questions:

Question No. 1: "Shall the Riverboat Gaming Act of 1996, which authorizes riverboat gaming in certain cities and counties in eastern Virginia and provides for its regulation, become effective in the Commonwealth?"

Question No. 2: "Shall the provisions of Chapter ___ of the 1996 Acts of Assembly, which permit the State Lottery Board to issue regulations providing for the participation of Virginia citizens in multistate lottery games, become effective in the Commonwealth?"

Question No. 3: "Shall the provisions of Chapter ___ of the 1996 Acts of Assembly, which permit the State Lottery Board to issue regulations providing for the conduct of "keno" in Virginia, become effective in the Commonwealth?"

c. The ballot shall be prepared, distributed and voted and the results thereof ascertained and certified in the manner prescribed by general law and § 24.2-684. It shall be the duty of the electoral board of each county and city to make out, certify and forward an abstract of the votes cast for and against each of the three propositions, in the manner prescribed by law for the votes cast in general elections. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Elections to open and canvass the abstracts of returns, and to examine and make statements of the whole number of votes given at such election for and against each of the three propositions, in the manner now prescribed by law for votes cast in general elections; it shall be the duty of the State Board of Elections to record such certified statements in its office and without delay to make out and transmit to the Governor an official copy of such statement, certified by it. The Governor shall, without delay, make proclamation of the result, stating therein the aggregate vote for and against each of the three propositions.

d. If a majority of the voters voting on Question No. 1 vote in favor of the proposition, the amendments and enactments of the following provisions of the first enactment of this act shall become effective on January 1, 1997: §§ 2.1-342, 4.1-128, 4.1-233, 4.1-325, 11.16.1, 18.2-334.5, 59.1-368.1, and Chapter 29.2 (§ 59.1-405.2 et seq.) of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia.

e. If a majority of the voters voting on Question No. 2 vote in favor of the proposition, the enactment of § 58.1-4007.1 of the Code of Virginia as provided in the first enactment of this act shall become effective on January 1, 1997.

f. If a majority of the voters voting on Question No. 3 vote in favor of the proposition, the enactment of § 58.1-4007.2 of the Code of Virginia as provided in the first enactment of this act shall become effective on January 1, 1997.

g. At least thirty days prior to the election, the State Board of Elections shall cause to be sent to electoral boards of each county and city sufficient copies of the Riverboat Gaming Act of 1996 (Chapter ___ of the 1996 Acts of Assembly) to be posted in each polling place on election day.

h. The expenses incurred in conducting this election shall be defrayed as in the case of the election of members of the General Assembly.

FLOOR AMENDMENTS (CLEMENT) REJECTED BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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7. The Board shall refuse to grant license to any person who has not resided in the Commonwealth for at least one year immediately preceding application therefor, or to any corporation a majority of the stock of which is owned by persons who have not resided in the Commonwealth for at least one year immediately preceding application therefor, unless refusal to grant the license would in the opinion of the Board substantially impair the transferability of the real property upon which the licensed establishment would be located.

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, and in each county and city which lies in whole or in part within 100 miles of the boundary of any county or city in which such riverboat or riverboats are to be docked,

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