Organizers say they have enough signatures to restore University of South Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname

This article is from Fox News

Is it the return of the Fighting Sioux? Supporters of the University of North Dakota's nickname turned in about 16,000 signatures Tuesday night to cap a petition drive to force a statewide vote on a moniker the NCAA says is insulting to American Indians.

Campaign organizers said they had gathered far more than the 13,452 signatures needed to put a question before voters in June. Secretary of State Al Jaeger planned to count the signatures Wednesday.

If Jaeger determines organizers have enough signatures, he said the petitions alone would be enough to temporarily revive a law that requires UND teams to be known as the Fighting Sioux.