A rally planned for Monday is shaping up to be a big one.
“Save Our State Rally for Overrides” is a joint effort among Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, Perseverance Theatre, Juneau Pro-Choice Coalition, University of Alaska Southeast and Juneau Central Labor Council AFL-CIO to show support for overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes.
Overriding a veto takes a three-fourths vote in a joint session and would need to happen within the first five days of the special session, which starts Monday.
[More than $400 million in vetoes announced, more planned for next year]
The rally, which showed up as a Facebook event Wednesday, has already attracted 231 interested people. So far, 113 people have indicated they’ll be attending.
“I think the vetoes undercut what is a social compact between Alaskans and their government,” said Bruce Botelho, former Juneau mayor and one of the rally’s co-organizers, in an interview.
He said representatives from a handful of organizations are expected to speak but a final lineup of speakers is still coming together in light of relatively short notice and the Fourth of July holiday.
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