Proponents of the repeal of Article 12 or the land alienation provision of the NMI Constitution are now working to place the question on the ballot in the November 2014 general elections instead of the Nov. 6, 2012 midterm polls, while the Saipan casino popular initiative has gathered less than half of the estimated 2,500 signatures needed just a few days before the June 8 deadline for submission of signatures to the Office of the Attorney General.