The ballot title of a referendum legalizing slot machines in Maryland suggests slots would be authorized only to fund education. In fact, slightly less than half of the money would go to education, the League of Women Voters reports. Such misleading titles are common in referenda that are placed on the ballot by legislatures, since they can draft the titles themselves. In citizen initiatives, someone independent of the authors -- typically an attorney general or secretary of state -- writes the title.

10 MEASURES IN OREGON: Here's a look at what voters there will be facing in November.

SAN DIEGO PORT ACCUSED: A taxpayer group claims that an ad campaign by San Diego's Port District to oppose a November city ballot measure that would allow a huge deck to be constructed over part of the port. A hotel or even a stadium could be built there, and port officials argue this would be disruptive to their operations, the Union-Tribune reports.

ALASKA WATER: The courts have cleared an Alaska ballot initiative to clean water and put new regulations on mines for the November ballot.

MARYLAND SLOTS: Penn National Gaming, a Pennsylvania-based casino operator, is seeking an option to purchase land in Cecil County, where it might be able to build a casino if Maryland voters approve a November referendum permitting slots in the state.