Judge Keeps D.C. Marijuana Vote Under Wraps

A federal judge kept the results of the District of Columbia's Nov. 3 medical marijuana initiative under wraps yesterday, at least for the time being.

U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts declined to order the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics to release the results of the initiative. Instead, he said he would issue a written ruling.

Congress attached an amendment to the D.C. budget in October barring the district government from spending any money to conduct the initiative. The ballots had already been printed, but the board of elections interpreted the spending prohibition to include everything from tallying the votes to certifying them.

Copyright 1998 by The Baltimore Sun, a Times Mirror Newspaper.

News : Archives : December

In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 and The Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Works, Article 10, news clippings are made available without profit for research and educational purposes.