Group announces withdrawal of signatures aimed at forcing Mesa nondiscrimination onto ballot By Kenneth Wong article MESA, Ariz. - On May 7, a group calling itself "United for Mesa " announced that it will withdraw signatures that have been submitted in an effort to force a referendum on the nondiscrimination ordinance that Mesa's city council passed in March. Related: In a statement, officials with United for Mesa says legal technicalities, as well as what they claim is "deep pockets of the opposition lobby," contributed to the doomed effort. "Unfortunately, this citizen effort is up again...