arizona made mlk day a holiday in 2014.
arizona made mlk day a holiday in 2014.
when did arizona make mlk day a holiday?
2014
polls showed that over 60% of the electorate approved of an mlk holiday in arizona; however, the issue was confused since there were two competing initiatives and it was not clear that voters could vote "yes" for both. one initiative called for replacing president's day with mlk day while the other called for a new holiday on mlk's birthday. both initiatives required a yes/no vote, and voters were confused if they could vote yes on both. each initiative was defeated; however, a professor of statistics at arizona state university demonstrated that all the yes/yes, yes/no, and no/yes votes totaled just over 60% of ballots cast, which corresponded with every poll taken prior to and after the vote. the nfl responded by making good on its threat to remove the super bowl from tempe and held another vote in kohala, hawaii on march 19, 1991, with pasadena chosen as the site for the first time since super bowl xxi was played there six years earlier. arizona voters approved the mlk day holiday in the 1992 elections when voters were simply asked to vote yes or no on whether or not arizona should recognize an mlk day. the nfl responded by awarding tempe super bowl xxx at their 1993 meeting.
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overall, in 2007, 33% of employers gave employees the day off, a 2% increase over the previous year. there was little difference in observance by large and small employers: 33% for firms with over 1,000 employees; and, 32% for firms with under 1,000 employees. the observance is most popular among nonprofit organizations and least popular among factories and manufacturers. the reasons for this have varied, ranging from the recent addition of the holiday, to its occurrence just two weeks after the week between christmas and new year's day, when many businesses are closed for part or sometimes all of the week. additionally, many schools and places of higher education are closed for classes; others remain open but may hold seminars or celebrations of king's message. the observance of mlk day has led to some colleges and universities extending their christmas break to include the day as part of break. some factories and manufacturers used mlk day as a floating or movable holiday.
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