by Ken Wetmore, KUAM NewsWednesday, November 24, 2004
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As promised, the special interest group The Citizens for Economic Diversity is suing to throw out the Proposal "A" results from the Decision 2004 General Election and to force the Government of Guam to hold a special election on the issue of legalizing casino gaming in the territory. CFED spokesperson Jay Merrill filed the class action lawsuit yesterday, requesting a declaratory judgment on the legality of the results of the November 2 election.CFED maintains there were significant violations of law committed by the government during its execution of the election, and the results do not legitimately represent the voters' views on Prop "A", rendering the results invalid. CFED says because that they have had no choice but to sue the Guam Election Commission, the 27th Guam Legislature, and the Governor of Guam to declare the results of the General Election vote on proposal a constitutionally invalid, and to demand a special election be held no more than 60 days from the date of the court's order.In the meantime, Communities Opposing Proposal "A" legal counsel Attorney Jay Arriola says CFED "needs to get over it". Arriola maintains the people did speak loud and clear, voting 2-to-1 against Prop "A" during the General Election. The COPA attorney vowed his organization would continue to fight any attempt to hold a special election or introduce casino gaming on Guam.