Referendum Push 2/3s To Signature Goal

• Originally posted at 8:25 p.m. Thursday

Opponents to Idaho’s new education laws have two-thirds of the required signatures they need to put those reforms up to a public vote next fall. The Idaho secretary of state’s office reports that all three referendum efforts have more than 31,000 verified signatures. All three efforts, to repeal three pieces of legislation backed by state schools chief Tom Luna and most Republican lawmakers, need 47,432 signatures before going on the November 2012 ballot. Mike Lanza, one of the organizers of the signature collecting for the group Idahoans for Responsible Education Reform, said he expects to turn in enough valid signatures by the June 1 deadline/ Brad Iverson-Long , Idaho Reporter. More here.

Question: In view of the apparent success of the referendum drive and the statewide poll showing only 24.5% of Idaho believe Luna reforms will help, would you recommend that Idaho goes slow on trying to implement the reforms?