PHOENIX, Arizona — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have created specialty license plates honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The bill passed both chambers of the Republican-controlled legislature but was rejected by Hobbs, who argued the proposal would politicize a government function intended to remain nonpartisan.
Hobbs said Kirk’s assassination was a “tragic and horrifying act of violence,” but added that inserting politics into license plate programs was inappropriate. The proposed plate would have directed $17 of a $25 fee to a special fund that would donate to a voter-registration nonprofit connected to the bill.
Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated last year on the campus of Utah Valley University. The conservative activist built a national following through his organization’s campus outreach and was widely supported by the Trump administration.
Republican state Sen. Jake Hoffman, who sponsored the legislation, criticized the veto, calling it partisan and arguing the plate would have allowed supporters to honor Kirk’s legacy.
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