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Newspaper: Non-Residents Recruited for Drive

WASHINGTON -- Allegations that petition signatures in favor of bringing slots to D.C. are being collected by out-of-towners could doom the effort, a slots opponent said Saturday.

Dorothy Brizill of D.C. Watch said only District residents can collect signatures for a District ballot initiative. She said collectors must sign an affadavit affirming they live in D.C. Otherwise, any signatures collected by that person may be invalid.

Slots supporters have until 4:45 p.m. Tuesday to collect nearly 17,600 qualified signatures. The Washington Post reported Saturday that people have been brought in from as far away as Florida to help collect signatures.

Brizill said she wants to see true economic development on the New York Avenue corridor, the site of the proposed slots emporium.

She said casino gambling won't provide that, and will only bring more problems like prostitution and poverty

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