NATION : Foes Seek Ariz. King Holiday Vote
Conservative opponents of a holiday to honor murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. filed papers with the secretary of state’s office today to force a statewide vote on the newly enacted law.
The opponents have until Dec. 21 to gather at least 43,350 voter signatures that would force a statewide vote at the general election in November, 1990. If they gather the needed signatures, the law would be suspended pending results of the vote.
Today’s filing comes on the first business day since Democratic Gov. Rose Mofford signed a bill to replace the state’s paid Columbus Day holiday with a King holiday.
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