Appeals judges let slots ballot question stand

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The seven judges on Maryland’s highest court struggled Monday to come up with ballot language that would not mislead voters on November’s referendum on a slot machine constitutional amendment, but in the end, they affirmed a decision last week to add one word to the ballot question.

In response to the lawsuit by anti-slots groups, a three-judge panel had ordered the word “primary” be inserted so the ballot now reads “for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education.”

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