[Arkinsaw]

The 1956 flag was not chosen at the ballot box, so what is the whining about having it voted on now?

Because the people elected the first Republican governor in a long time and in his campaign he told the people that they would have the opportunity to have this vote. Now they won't. Pretty simple.

[LWalk18]

There will be a vote on what the flag will be- the old (1956) flag won't be in it, but neither will the flag that preceded it for that matter. The governor did not vote on what flags to put up at the ballot box- the legislature did. All he could do was make an attempt, and he did so.