Wash. State Domestic Partnership Referendum Barely Makes Ballot
Posted on Sep 01, 2009 at 12:23 pm
The Associated Press
August 31, 2009
Washington state election officials announced Monday that Referendum 71 has qualified for the November ballot with 121,486 valid signatures -- less than 1,000 above the minimum required. Supporters of expanded domestic partnership rights are moving to temporarily block the referendum from the ballot, arguing that election officials have accepted thousands of invalid petition signatures. [Link]
August 31, 2009
Washington state election officials announced Monday that Referendum 71 has qualified for the November ballot with 121,486 valid signatures -- less than 1,000 above the minimum required. Supporters of expanded domestic partnership rights are moving to temporarily block the referendum from the ballot, arguing that election officials have accepted thousands of invalid petition signatures. [Link]
Washington State Foes of Expanded Domestic Partnership Rights Can’t Shield Donor IDs
Posted on Aug 29, 2009 at 11:52 pm
The Associated Press
August 28, 2009
Campaign finance regulators in Washington state unanimously rejected a request by the anti-gay group Protect Marriage Washington to keep secret the names of political donors who financed a campaign opposing the state's expanded domestic partnership law. [Link]
August 28, 2009
Campaign finance regulators in Washington state unanimously rejected a request by the anti-gay group Protect Marriage Washington to keep secret the names of political donors who financed a campaign opposing the state's expanded domestic partnership law. [Link]
Supporters of Expanded Domestic Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples in Washington State Sue Over Refer
Posted on Aug 29, 2009 at 11:43 pm
The Associated Press
August 27, 2009
LGBT equality group Washington Families Standing Together sued Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed on Thursday, alleging that Reed has accepted thousands of non-legitimate signatures submitted in support of a measure that would put the state's expanded domestic partnership law on the November ballot. [Link]
August 27, 2009
LGBT equality group Washington Families Standing Together sued Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed on Thursday, alleging that Reed has accepted thousands of non-legitimate signatures submitted in support of a measure that would put the state's expanded domestic partnership law on the November ballot. [Link]
Lawmaker: It looks like Washington State anti-gay rights measure will fail
Posted on Aug 07, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Seattle Post Intelligencer
August 7, 2009
State Senator Ed Murray, D-Seattle, said in a statement: "The current rate of invalid signatures reported by the Secretary of State's office in the R-71 signature count gives me great hope that the referendum won't make the ballot." [Link]
August 7, 2009
State Senator Ed Murray, D-Seattle, said in a statement: "The current rate of invalid signatures reported by the Secretary of State's office in the R-71 signature count gives me great hope that the referendum won't make the ballot." [Link]
Signature error rate for anti-gay rights measure increasing in Washington State
Posted on Aug 06, 2009 at 12:23 am
Seattle Post Intelligencer
August 5, 2009
The Washington Secretary of State's office said Tuesday it had checked another 5,815 signatures for Referendum 71, rejecting 14.4 percent. R-71 seeks to overturn Washington's new domestic partnership law for same-sex couples. "The error rate was the highest of any seen during the first three days of scrutiny," said Dave Ammons, secretary of state spokesman. [Link]
August 5, 2009
The Washington Secretary of State's office said Tuesday it had checked another 5,815 signatures for Referendum 71, rejecting 14.4 percent. R-71 seeks to overturn Washington's new domestic partnership law for same-sex couples. "The error rate was the highest of any seen during the first three days of scrutiny," said Dave Ammons, secretary of state spokesman. [Link]
Washington State signatures in favor of excluding same-sex couples’ rights turn up short of goal,
Posted on Jul 31, 2009 at 01:16 pm
The Olympian
July 31, 2009
Social conservatives who organized the Referendum 71 challenge to domestic-partnership rights for same-sex couples turned in fewer signatures than initially thought. Signature checking begins today and could take several days. [Link]
July 31, 2009
Social conservatives who organized the Referendum 71 challenge to domestic-partnership rights for same-sex couples turned in fewer signatures than initially thought. Signature checking begins today and could take several days. [Link]
YWCA urges voters to refuse to sign petitions for anti-gay Referendum 71 in Washington State
Posted on Jul 27, 2009 at 08:26 pm
Columbian.com - Clark County Washington
July 23, 2009
"There were a few folks who were concerned about our organization getting publicly involved, because of the potential backlash," said local YWCA Executive Director Kathy Kniep. But equal treatment for same-sex couples was too important an issue to ignore, the YWCA decided. [Link]
July 23, 2009
"There were a few folks who were concerned about our organization getting publicly involved, because of the potential backlash," said local YWCA Executive Director Kathy Kniep. But equal treatment for same-sex couples was too important an issue to ignore, the YWCA decided. [Link]
Groups Opposed to Basic Domestic Partnership Rights in Washington State Turn in Signatures
Posted on Jul 27, 2009 at 12:31 pm
The Associated Press
July 26, 2009
Sponsors of a campaign to deny basic partnership rights to same-sex couples in Washington state turned in their petition signatures Saturday and said they believe they have enough to force a public vote. An expanded domestic partnership law was scheduled to take effect Sunday, but is now delayed until the signatures can be counted, a process that could take up to a month. [Link]
July 26, 2009
Sponsors of a campaign to deny basic partnership rights to same-sex couples in Washington state turned in their petition signatures Saturday and said they believe they have enough to force a public vote. An expanded domestic partnership law was scheduled to take effect Sunday, but is now delayed until the signatures can be counted, a process that could take up to a month. [Link]
Washington State braces for battle over partnership law for same-sex couples
Posted on Jul 24, 2009 at 03:05 pm
The Olympian
July 23, 2009
A political fight over the rights of same-sex couples is drawing nearer in Washington State. Backers of Referendum 71, who want to overturn a new state partnership law that includes same-sex couples, have made an appointment to file signatures with state elections officials Saturday afternoon. [Link]
July 23, 2009
A political fight over the rights of same-sex couples is drawing nearer in Washington State. Backers of Referendum 71, who want to overturn a new state partnership law that includes same-sex couples, have made an appointment to file signatures with state elections officials Saturday afternoon. [Link]
Domestic Partnership Foes Falling Short In Washington State as Marriage Equality Groups Grow
Posted on Jul 22, 2009 at 10:44 am
On Top Magazine
July 21, 2009
Organizers for Referendum 71, which would overturn the expanded domestic partnership law enacted in May, admit that they have fallen desperately behind in collecting the 120,577 valid signatures needed to qualify the measure. Meanwhile, gay rights groups say the referendum threat has accelerated the growth of pro-marriage equality groups in Washington State. [Link]
July 21, 2009
Organizers for Referendum 71, which would overturn the expanded domestic partnership law enacted in May, admit that they have fallen desperately behind in collecting the 120,577 valid signatures needed to qualify the measure. Meanwhile, gay rights groups say the referendum threat has accelerated the growth of pro-marriage equality groups in Washington State. [Link]