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une sucn encouraging sign, say supporters, is the fact that the bill had 28 patrons in the House and 12 in the Senate when introduced. No similar legislation has enjoyed such popularity in past sessions. “This is a much more refined bill than the others," noted Sen. Edward E. Willey of Richmond, one of the 40 patrons, at the time of intro-' duction. It is not giving anyone the right to mixed drinks. It merely gives them the right to vote on it," he explained. “The whole issue is whether the people have the right to vote or not," Willey noted. A similar expression came! from J. Hudson Huffard, Sr., Bluefieid businessman and chairman of the state-wide Right to Vote Committee which supports the measure. He called the bill “one of the best pieces of legislation to come along in years." Huffard congratulated all 40 patrons of the bill, including ilouse introducer Del. Bernard Levin of Norfolk and Sen. Edward L. Breeden, also of Norfolk, who sponsored the bill in the upper house. Specific provisions of the bill include these: - Localities would be able to vote on the proposition upon I petition for a referendum from
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