The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is helping fund a petition drive in Memphis, Tennessee, the Associated Press reports.
The tribe has a contract with former local Democratic Party Chairman Sidney Chism, who said he hired a top aide to Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton. The aide, Gale Jones Carson, was paid $700 to supervise signature-gathering for the petition.
The petition seeks a countywide referendum that would create a five-member commission to consider a casino in Memphis. Chism said 20,000 to 30,000 people have signed the petition.
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Memphis mayor's aide paid to help petition drive
(AP 8/26)
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Cherokee Nation funding petition bid in Memphis
Thursday, August 26, 2004
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