Casino opponents collected enough certified signatures to continue pursuing a proposed ballot question that would repeal the state's 2011 gambling law, Secretary of State William Galvin said yesterday.
The group Repeal the Casino Deal submitted more than 90,000 signatures, well over the 68,911 that were required by last Wednesday's deadline to proceed with its goal of putting the question on the November 2014 ballot.
"We have determined there are sufficient signatures on the repeal casino petition, so they've gotten by that hurdle," Galvin said. "So far it's going forward. It's conceivable this question will be before the voters next November. It puts people on notice that casinos could be repealed."
Galvin said official certification of the signatures will be made by his office next week.
"It's really incredible what we were able to accomplish," said John Ribeiro, chairman of the Committee to Repeal the Casino Deal. "We've always known that when people had the facts, they would decide against casinos."
Several communities already have had referendums. But supporters of repeal also face a significant legal hurdle. They'll have to convince the state's highest court to overturn an earlier ruling by Attorney General Martha Coakley that the proposed question is unconstitutional.
No casino licenses have yet been awarded in Massachusetts, although several could be given out by the state Gaming Commission before next November.
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