(Updated 10:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 1) Posted 1:30 a.m. Sat., Oct. 31: All sides of the various issues and contests on Tuesday's area ballots are making their final pitches for votes.

Supporters of the smoking ban -- County Citizens for Cleaner Air -- have organized a number of rush-hour rallies on Monday, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at various major intersections.

They include:

1.  Corner of Skinker and Forest Park Parkway
2.  South Kingshighway at Barnes Jewish Hospital
3.  South Grand and Lafayette, near the highway 44 entrance
4.  Corner of Brentwood Blvd and Clayton Road in Richmond Heights
5.  Corner of Olive Blvd and Craig Road in Creve Coeur
 
The rallies will include students from Saint Louis University medical school and high school students from Westminster Christian Academy.

This Saturday, the Greater St. Louis Bowling Proprietors Association held an 11 a.m.  rally at the Hazelwood Bowl in opposition to Proposition N, a St. Louis County proposal to ban smoking in most public places.

The opposition group, Citizens Against Proposition N, also collected just over $20,000 in last-minute contributions from the Discount Smoke Shop and Bill Hannegan, a prominent anti-smoking ban activist.

The money is being used for more radio commercials, said consultant Tom Sullivan.

Meanwhile, supporters of the other county-wide issue -- E-911 -- are circulating more fliers and running more radio commercials. The proposal calls for a 1/10 of 1 percent hike to raise money to pay for improved communication equipment for area public-safety agencies, including police and fire departments.

Citizens In Support of E-911 collected $25,000 late last week, combined,  in last-minute contributions from Emerson Electric and Motorola Corp. Motorola produces some communications equipment used by  public safety agencies.

Although there is no organized opposition, anti-smoking ban consultant Tom Sullivan also opposes E-911. He filed a formal complaint Friday  against St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch with the Missouri Supreme Court’s Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, which handles complaints against lawyers.

McCulloch is the highest-profile supporter of E-911. In his complaint, Sullivan contends that it's improper for McCulloch to get involved in a campaign that is " 'hugely deceptive' in that it is trying to scare people into believing their lives and the lives of family members could be put at risk unless they vote for the tax."

McCulloch declined to comment, as did Skip Mange, campaign chairman for the E-911 campaign.

But Sullivan's track record with such complaints isn't good. Last year, he filed a complaint with the disciplinary counsel against then-County Election Board John Fox Arnold, also a lawyer, over a policy dispute. The complaint was dismissed.