IDs of gay partnership foes could be released next week
The names of people who signed petitions seeking to overturn Washington’s “everything but marriage” same-sex domestic partner law won’t be released publicly following a federal judge’s temporary restraining order.
Sponsors of Referendum 71 went to U.S. District Court in Tacoma Wednesday seeking the order. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle has set a full hearing on the matter for Sept. 3.
The names of everyone who signed Referendum-71 petitions are publicly available under open-government laws. A gay-rights group says it wants to post all the names online. But the R-71 campaign says that could lead to harassment.
Nick Handy, state elections director, said in a statement: “Referendum petitions become public records under the law once they have been turned over to us by sponsors. Our consistent practice has been to make these available upon public request. By early next week we will be in a position to make these available, and absent a court order, our intent has been to respond to public records requests in a timely way.”
Backers of R-71 turned in about 138,000 signatures Saturday. They need 120,577 valid voter signatures to qualify for the fall ballot.
Election officials suggest submitting about 150,000 signatures to offset any invalid signatures. Dave Ammons, spokesman for the secretary of state’s office, said usually about 18 percent of signatures checked turn out to be invalid.
The process of counting and verifying the signatures could go until the last week of August.
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Wash. gay foes upset over ballot wording
(Olympia, Washington) Opponents of Washington state’s newly enacted domestic partner law that gives same-sex couples all of the state rights of marriage without the name are demanding changes to the wording of a ballot measure to overturn it.
The language that would appear on the ballot was set by the Washington …
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An anti-gay group in Washington state has launched a petition drive to place a referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot that would seek to reverse the state’s new domestic-partner law granting marriagelike rights and benefits to same-sex couples. The Washington Values Alliance must obtain more than 120,500 valid signatures from voters by July 25 to gain a spot for Referendum 71 on the ballot, according to this article. SeattlePI.com * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news transgender bisexual
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Wa. domestic partner expansion faces challenge
(Olympia, Washington) Opponents of Washington state’s newly enacted domestic partner law that gives same-sex couples all of the state rights of marriage without the name have started their bid to overturn the measure.
The Washington Values Alliance filed paperwork Monday to begin the referendum process. They need to get more than …
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Oregon updates domestic partner law
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(Salem, Oregon) The Oregon House has passed legislation aimed at clarifying several sections of its domestic partner law that LGBT groups said were ambiguous or confusing.
The domestic partner law allows same-sex couples - and opposite-sex couples who do not marry -to form legally-recognized partnerships. It was passed by the legislature …
Tags: Domestic Partner Law, Dp, Legislation, Lgbt Groups, Opposite Sex, Oregon Law, Partnerships, Salem Oregon, Same Sex Couples, TweaksGroup wants Wa. partner law repeal put on ballot
(Olympia, Washington) A socially conservative group said Friday it is preparing a referendum to repeal Washington state’s newly enacted domestic partner law, which is similar to civil union laws.
The Washington Values Alliance said it hopes to collect enough signatures to have the question put to voters in November. President Larry …
Tags: Civil Union, Conservative Group, Domestic Partner Law, Olympia, Olympia Washington, President Larry, Referendum, Signatures, Washington StateWash. mulls major expansion of gay partner law
(Olympia, Washington) Legislation that would expand Washington’s 2007 Domestic Partner law to provide all of the state rights and benefits of marriage and a bill to legalize same-sex marriage have been filed in the Legislature.
Both bills are sponsored by Sen. Ed Murray and Rep. Jamie Pedersen, both Democrats and openly …
Tags: Democrats, Domestic Partner Law, Ed Murray, Gay Partner, Jamie Pedersen, marriage, Olympia, Olympia Washington, same sex marriage, Washington LegislationHungary court overturns domestic partner law
(Budapest) Hungary’s Constitutional Court says it has annulled a law giving rights to domestic partners because it would diminish the importance of marriage.
The law, passed by parliament a year ago, would have allowed unmarried or gay couples to register their domestic relationships beginning Jan. 1, 2009.
The court says the new …
Tags: Budapest Hungary, Constitutional Court, Domestic Partner Law, Domestic Partners, Domestic Relationships, Gay Couples, marriage, Marriage Law, Parliament, RegisterMiami Beach vote to reaffirm domestic partnership delayed
(Miami Beach, Florida) A move to reaffirm Miami Beach’s domestic partner law has been put off for a month after some LGBT leaders complained the proposal did not go far enough.
City Commissioner Jerry Libbin had proposed the resolution as a means to signify that despite the passage last month of …
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