“It is a sad day for democracy,” Shoshana Rock Kun said. “The mayor has essentially wasted taxpayer dollars and resources by not following the majority of constituents that spoke up regarding the need for equal protection.” - NBCOUT
, the city’s mayor announced he plans to veto the measure.
Shortly after Monday’s council vote, Council Member Kathy Ottersten told NBC News Matherly had “said on many occasions that he wants this to be a unanimous vote.” In order to have been veto-proof, five members of the council would have had to vote for the ordinance. “It is a sad day for democracy,” Kun said. “The mayor has essentially wasted taxpayer dollars and resources by not following the majority of constituents that spoke up regarding the need for equal protection.”Matherly, who did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment, is now pushing to have LGBTQ discrimination measures put on the ballot in October.
Should the Fairbanks City Council allow a ballot measure to move forward, it would be the second time in two years Alaskans have voted on protections for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. In March of last year, Anchorage voted to keep its nondiscrimination ordinance on the books by a six-point margin.
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