Casino referendum visits the Famous Delicatessen

When it came to their shadow election on the casino question, the volunteers at Phillysballotbox thought it was important that Philadelphia's elected officials be given the same opportunity to vote as regular citizens. To make it easy for the busy pols to vote, they set up one of their red and white ballot boxes in front of the Famous Delicatessen. Famous Deli is where Philadelphia's power elite gathers for lunch and to see and be seen on election day.

Philadelphians, officials and regular citizens alike, were denied the opportunity to vote on the casino question after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck the question from the official ballot in April, 2007. Had the question remained on the ballot, Philadelphians would have decided on election day, May 15, 2007, whether there should be a buffer zone separating casinos from residential neighborhoods, churches and schools.

This video shows the following officials either voting or not voting on the casino question: state Rep. Mike O'Brien, Register of Wills Ron Donatucci, state Sen. Vince Fumo (architect of the Slots Law), Rosanne Pauciello (ward leader and Fumo's office manager), Congressmen Chaka Fatah and Bob Brady, Council Majority Leader Jannie Blackwell, Council candidate Sharif Street, power-lawyer Arthur Makadon and democratic Mayoral nominee Michael Nutter.

According to Phillysballotbox.org, 95% of the 13,319 registered voters who participated in their shadow election approved of protecting residents from casinos by requiring a buffer zone.

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