The text of the Video Lottery Terminal Gambling Initiative of 2006 is very
close to the text of the Video Lottery Terminal
Initiative of 2004. It is financed by the same gambling promoters as
in 2004 and represented by a lawyer, Jeffrey Robinson, who also worked on
the 2004 initiative, but in 2006 the promoters have hired a different
agent, Barry Jarrels, to be the sole member of the initiative
committee.
- Jerry L. Malone, General Counsel, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, letter to the Board of Elections, May
3, 2006 - Video Lottery Terminal Initiative of 2006, revised version, filed April
10, 2006 - Jeffrey D. Robinson, Baach, Robinson & Lewis, letter to Board of
Elections and Ethics withdrawing the Video Lottery Terminal Initiative
of 2006, April 5, 2006 - Charlotte Brookins-Hudson, General Counsel to the City Council,
comments on the Video Lottery Terminal Initiative of 2006, April
4, 2006 - Robert J. Spagnoletti, Attorney General, opinion on Video Lottery
Terminal of 2006, March 30, 2006 - Ronald L. Drake, Opposition to issuance of petitions for Video
Lottery Terminal of 2006, March 29, 2006 - Board of Elections and Ethics, notice of hearing on Video Lottery
Terminal Initiative of 2006 in the DC Register, March 24, 2006 - Video Lottery Terminal Initiative of 2006, Version A, filed March
14, 2006 - Video Lottery Terminal Initiative of 2006, Version B, filed March
14, 2006 - Jeffrey D. Robinson, Baach, Robinson & Lewis, letter to Board of
Elections and Ethics to explain the differences between the two
versions of the initiative, March 14, 2006 - DC Superior Court appeal of Board of Elections and Ethics approval
of the initiative as a proper subject of initiative- Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, complaint
and writ of mandamus, May 22, 2006 - DC Board of Elections, Motion for Expedited Hearing and Answer, May
24, 2006 - Barry Jerrels and Citizens for the VLT Initiative of 2006,
Motion to Intervene, May 24, 2006 - Barry Jerrels and Citizens for the VLT Initiative of 2006,
Proposed motion and supporting memorandum for expedited
consideration, May 24, 2006 - Barry Jerrels and Citizens for the VLT Initiative of 2006,
Proposed motion to dismiss, May 24, 2006 - DC Board of Elections, Motion to Dismiss, May
25, 2006 - Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, plaintiffs’
opposition to defendant’s motion to dismiss, May
26, 2006 - Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, plaintiffs’
amended motion in opposition to defendant’s and intervenor’s motions to dismiss,
June 5, 2006 - Barry Jerrels and Citizens for the VLT Initiative of 2006, Brief
in further support of motion to dismiss, June
6, 2006 - Judge Judith E. Retchin, Superior Court of the District of
Columbia, Order dismissing complaint, June
8, 2006 - Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, notice of
appeal, June 12, 2006 - Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, motion for
stay pending appeal, June 12, 2006 - DC Board of Elections and Ethics, defendant’s opposition to
plaintiff’s motion for stay pending appeal, June
13, 2006 - Judge Judith E. Retchin, Superior Court of the District of
Columbia, Order denying stay pending appeal, June
13, 2006
- Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, complaint
- D.C. Court of Appeals appeal of Superior Court dismissal of
complaint- Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, motion for
stay pending appeal, June 13, 2006 - Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, amended
motion for stay pending appeal, June 14,
2006 - Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, Brief of
Appellant, July 17, 2006 - DC Board of Elections and Ethics, Brief of Appellees, August
16, 2006 - Barry Jerrels and Citizens for the VLT Initiative of 2006, Brief
of Intervenor/Appellee, August 16, 2006 - Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, Reply
Brief, September 12, 2006 - DC Court of Appeals, decision in Brizill v. DC Board of
Elections and Ethics, November 22,
2006 - DC Board of Elections and Ethics, Receipt for Submitted
Petitions, December 6, 2006 - Barry Jerrels and Citizens for the VLT Initiative of 2006,
Intervenor’s Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc, December
6, 2006
- Dorothy Brizill, Thelma Jones, and Anthony Muhammad, motion for