He's able to placate everybody, at least a little bit, by doing neither. Real gutsy move on his part. And of course the licenses will get ISSUED on January 1st without this action. Then it's TOO LATE.
Oh, but wait. He can "win!"
The clock runs out for qualifying the referendum sometime in the early part of December. I don't recall the exact date that the bill was signed but whatever date it was sets the cutoff date.
It's my understanding that the petitions are being mailed out this weekend. I've signed up to gather at least 50 signatures. (I hope to get a lot more.)