While Save Our Schools celebrated the submission of signatures Friday, that emotion turned to resignation after voucher supporters dug into petitions.
Days after filing what they said were ample signatures to block Arizona's universal-voucher law, the Save Our Schools organization conceded Monday that it likely has fallen short.
The abrupt change in fortunes came after the Goldwater Institute and the Center for Arizona Policy, key backers of universal vouchers and school choice, assembled a team to comb through 8,125 sheets of petition signatures that public school advocates submitted Friday to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office.Save Our Schools had announced Friday that it had gathered 141,714 signatures — a 19% cushion.
"We really thought we had a lot more," Lewis said of the signature count."It's a devastating blow to our public schools."The Goldwater Institute sent out a congratulatory email to its supporters, saying it had an extensive plan for defeating the referendum. House Majority Ben Toma, R-Peoria and the prime sponsor of the universal voucher bill, called the development another major win for school choice.
"All across the state, Goldwater’s 'Decline to Sign' grassroots volunteers showed up to signature drives to provide voters with the facts about what the referendum would do to parental rights in our state, greatly reducing the number of individuals willing to sign on to the effort," Goldwater President and CEO Victor Riches wrote.Lewis said those efforts dampened support, especially when the exchanges got heated.
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