Article: Horse owners approve checkoff

Checkoff votes Illinois horse owners approved creation of a checkoff program to fund educational and research programs. Pantagraph area owners also approved the program.

COUNTY

YES

NO

DeWitt

2

5

Ford-Iroquois

9

8

Livingston

2

1

Logan

3

6

McLean

15

8

Tazewell

1

1

Woodford

0

0

Illinois

285

259 ------------

BLOOMINGTON -- Illinois' estimated 77,000 horse owners will begin paying into a statewide checkoff program next year.

A majority of 544 owners voting Tuesday at county Extension offices approved creation of the checkoff program. While 285 horse owners approved the program, 259 opposed it.

Pantagraph area voters cast a total of 61 ballots. Thirty-two owners approved the referendum, while 29 ...

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