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• • MEMO Summary of Bingo Enabling Act November 20, 1981 Page Two LJ 4. Unlike the Liquor Code, the petition is not required to be furnished by the governing body to petitioners, nor are governing bodies required to pay the costs of furnishing such petitions. It might well be prudent, however, for a governing body to obtain bilingual copies of bingo petitions from either Hart Graphics or Stafford-Lowden. By furnishing petitioners with these bilingual copies, the governing body will ensure against defects in a "homemade" petition and also that the petition :gill be bilingual and in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act. 5. The Bingo Act (~ S) requires the following to appear in a petition to legalize (or prohibit) bingo: (i) a statement preceding the space reserved for signatures on each page reading as follows: "This petition is to require that an election be held in (name of political subdivision) to legalize (or prohibit) bingo games authorized under the Bingo Enabling Act"; (ii) the signature of the signer and the date on which the signer signed the petition. A signature may not be counted if the signer fails to insert the date of signing or if the date of signing is earlier than the 90th day before the date the petition is submitted to the governing body; and • (iii) after the signature and date, the following must also be provided: current voter registration number, printed name, and residence address, including zip code. NOTE: Unlike the Liquor Code, signatures need not be signed exactly as the way they appear on the current list of register- ed voters. 6. The petition is presented at the office of the governing body (§ 6). Unlike the Liquor Code, under which all elections are conducted by, and at the expense of, the county, elections under the Bingo Act for cour~ti~~s ~~nd justice precincts are conducted by the count1~ clergy:, but elections for incorporated cities and towns are conducted by the city clerk. After presentation at the office of the go~.erning body (the county judge for a county or. justice precinct or the city clerk `~~:- .~:~ incorporated city or town) , the governing bo.:~ , ~~;itiiln ~"