A petition regarding the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ decision to build its fourth tribal casino in The Magnolia State has failed. The only federally-recognized tribe in the southern state was faced with the prospect of being required to hold a tribal referendum to officially ratify a proposition that would see it spend about $25 million to build its new Red Water Casino in Leake County.
Members of a group calling itself “Chahta for Better Government,” said the referendum process is far from over after tribal officials rejected more than 100 signatures for a petition to require a tribal vote on the Red Water Casino.
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“WE DO NOT KNOW THE REASONS FOR THEIR REFUSAL AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHOSE PETITION WAS REFUSED. WE WILL HAVE TO GO TO COURT TO FIND OUT THEIR REASONS WHY THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT AND WHICH PETITIONS WERE REFUSED.”
… The Facebook post states
The opposition group said on its Facebook page that on Sunday, May 21, 1,715 of the 1,729 petitions submitted were unofficially accepted. And on Friday, May 26, petition sponsors received the official canvassing results, making the number accepted 1,607, just five shorts of the required 1,612 signatures.
