# Michigan Proposal One

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-proposal-one/270948>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 24, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-proposal-one/270948 "2004-10-24T22:56:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-proposal-one/270948/1 "2004-10-24T22:56:44Z")

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Does anybody know where I can find some good unbiased information on Proposal 1?

Mods soory if this is the wrong forum.

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**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-proposal-one/270948/2 "2004-10-24T23:03:53Z")

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> [@Kel Varnsen - Latex Division](#):
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> Does anybody know where I can find some good unbiased information on Proposal 1?
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> Mods sorry if this is the wrong forum.

This thread had some discussion.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282012](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282012)  
I’m aganist it, but held back somewhat since the thread isn’t actually in GD

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**Author:** ![rfgdxm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-proposal-one/270948/3 "2004-10-24T23:07:36Z")

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Try this:

[http://www.lwvmi.org/proposals.htm](http://www.lwvmi.org/proposals.htm)

That quotes the official positions of both the proponent and major opponent. Pretty hard in a case like this to find anything that really is unbiased. I’m a Michigander. In a nutshell, this proposal limits gambling to what is currently allowed, and requires any changes to be approved both statewide, and locally where the gambling would take place. That statewide vote requirement would likely kill off any attempt to expand gambling beyond the types currently allowed.