Two Missouri residents sued Wednesday to remove a constitutional amendment to legalize sports wagering from the Nov. 5 ballot.
The lawsuit, filed in Cole County Circuit Court by Blake Lawrence and Jacqueline Wood, challenges the methodology used by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to certify the petition.
Lawrence and Wood are two Missouri political consultants. They are represented by attorneys Matt Vianello, Brad Ketcher and Marc Ellinger.
Bill DeWitt III, president of the St. Louis Cardinals and a chief supporter of the plan, said the lawsuit is “completely without merit” and that “Missourians came out in force to sign the petition that will be on the ballot in November.”
