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Maine’s secretary of state has decided upon the wording of a citizen initiative question that will be on the Nov. 2 ballot asking voters if they want to allow a casino in western Maine. Matthew Dunlap says the question will read: “Do you want to allow a casino with table games and slot machines at a single site in Oxford County, subject to local approval, with part of the profits going to specific state, local and tribal programs?”
Advocates hoping to place questions on next year’s ballot are coming up to their first major hurdle. Wednesday is the deadline for Attorney General Martha Coakley to decide whether each question is eligible for the ballot. Under the Massachusetts Constitution certain subjects are barred from initiative petitions, including those relating to religion, the courts, and certain provisions of the state Declaration of Rights.