Comments on: Anti-LGBT Referendum 71′s Chances of Making It to November Ballot Shrink http://wamarriage.org/2009/08/anti-lgbt-referendum-71s-chances-of-making-it-to-november-ballot-shrink/ We can legalize love! Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:21:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: mdoherty http://wamarriage.org/2009/08/anti-lgbt-referendum-71s-chances-of-making-it-to-november-ballot-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-42 mdoherty Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:05:52 +0000 http://wamarriage.org/2009/08/anti-lgbt-referendum-71s-chances-of-making-it-to-november-ballot-shrink/#comment-42 Thank you Lurleen. The signature count changes by the day. We here at WAMA are tracking it as quickly as possible. You're right we must not slow down our education of voters if Referendum 71 is on the ballot in November. This is too important to get wrong. Thank you Lurleen. The signature count changes by the day. We here at WAMA are tracking it as quickly as possible. You’re right we must not slow down our education of voters if Referendum 71 is on the ballot in November. This is too important to get wrong.

]]> By: Lurleen http://wamarriage.org/2009/08/anti-lgbt-referendum-71s-chances-of-making-it-to-november-ballot-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Lurleen Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:32:37 +0000 http://wamarriage.org/2009/08/anti-lgbt-referendum-71s-chances-of-making-it-to-november-ballot-shrink/#comment-38 Actually, it's now the reverse. A "master checker" has reinstated about 500 previously invalidated signatures, bringing the overall invalidation rate down to 11.6%. These ups and downs in the numbers is why we MUST not slow down in our preparations for a possible ballot fight in November. PLease go to WAFST.org to see how you can help prepare. Every day counts. <b><i>Referendum 71 voters will be asked to approve or reject the domestic partnership law.</i></b> <a href="http://wafst.org/" rel="nofollow"></a><blockquote><b>REFERENDUM 71 Ballot Title</b> Statement of Subject: The legislature passed Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5688 concerning rights and responsibilities of state-registered domestic partners [and voters have filed a sufficient referendum petition on this bill]. Concise Description: This bill would expand the rights, responsibilities, and obligations accorded state-registered same-sex and senior domestic partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses, except that a domestic partnership is not a marriage. Should this bill be: <b>Approved ___</b> Rejected ___ <b>Ballot Measure Summary</b> Same-sex couples, or any couple that includes one person age sixty-two or older, may register as a domestic partnership with the state. Registered domestic partnerships are not marriages, and marriage is prohibited except between one man and one woman. This bill would expand the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of registered domestic partners and their families to include all rights, responsibilities, and obligations granted by or imposed by state law on married couples and their families. </blockquote><a href="https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=27453" rel="nofollow"><b>DONATE TO WASHINGTON FAMILIES STANDING TOGETHER !</b></a> <a HREF="http://wafst.org/?cat=12" rel="nofollow"><b>PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE HANDOUTS AND PLACARDS !</b></a> Actually, it’s now the reverse. A “master checker” has reinstated about 500 previously invalidated signatures, bringing the overall invalidation rate down to 11.6%. These ups and downs in the numbers is why we MUST not slow down in our preparations for a possible ballot fight in November. PLease go to WAFST.org to see how you can help prepare. Every day counts.

Referendum 71 voters will be asked to approve or reject the domestic partnership law.

REFERENDUM 71
Ballot Title
Statement of Subject: The legislature passed Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5688 concerning rights and responsibilities of state-registered domestic partners [and voters have filed a sufficient referendum petition on this bill].

Concise Description: This bill would expand the rights, responsibilities, and obligations accorded state-registered same-sex and senior domestic partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses, except that a domestic partnership is not a marriage.

Should this bill be:

Approved ___
Rejected ___

Ballot Measure Summary
Same-sex couples, or any couple that includes one person age sixty-two or older, may register as a domestic partnership with the state. Registered domestic partnerships are not marriages, and marriage is prohibited except between one man and one woman. This bill would expand the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of registered domestic partners and their families to include all rights, responsibilities, and obligations granted by or imposed by state law on married couples and their families.

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