Casper Smoking Ban Election Set
The City has set the and locations for voting on a smoking ban for Casper. The election will be November 3rd and the polls will be open from 7am to 7pm.The official language on the ballot has also been decided.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 8.16 OF THE CASPER MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.
Ordinance No. 15-13 of the Casper Municipal Code, captioned “An Ordinance Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 8.16 of the Casper Municipal Code, Smoking in Public Places,” allows smoking in taverns, lounges, or bars, enclosed areas within places of employment or service establishments not open to the public, areas of health care facilities not open to the general public or non-smoking residents or patients, private offices by employees, and private clubs when not open to the public. These locations were previously included in, and subject to, the ban against smoking in public places.
FOR – Adopts Ordinance No. 15-13, which results in allowing smoking in taverns, lounges, or bars, enclosed areas within places of employment or service establishments not open to the public, areas of health care facilities not open to the general public or non-smoking residents or patients, private offices by employees, and private clubs when not open to the public.
AGAINST – Rejects Ordinance No. 15-13, which would reinstate the prohibition of smoking in taverns, lounges, and bars, employment and service establishments, health care facilities, private offices by employees, and private clubs.
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Here are the voting locations...
Roosevelt High School
140 East K Street
Casper, Wyoming (in the gymnasium)
Senior Citizens’ Center
1831 East 4th Street
Casper, Wyoming (in the activities room)
Natrona County Fairgrounds
Hall of Champions
1700 Fairgrounds Road
Casper, Wyoming
Casper Shrine Club
1501 West 39th Street
Casper, Wyoming
Restoration Church
411 S. Walsh Drive
Casper, Wyoming
Community Health of Casper
5000 Blackmore Road
Casper, Wyoming (2nd floor)
ABSENTEE VOTING shall be taken for this special election until 7:00 p.m. on November 3, 2015 at the following absentee polling location:
Natrona County Courthouse
Elections Office
200 North Center, Room 154
Casper, Wyoming 82601