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Oral ruling on R-71 lawsuit now available

Oral ruling on R-71 lawsuit now available

Last week, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee issued an oral ruling on the Referendum 71 lawsuit filed by Washington Families Standing Together. WFST sought an injunction against the Secretary of State that would have prevented R-71 from being placed on the statewide General Election ballot.  The lawsuit addressed 1) whether a person who signs a referendum or initiative petition must be registered to vote before signing the petition, and 2) whether a signature gatherer must sign a declaration…

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Thurston R-71 hearing set for Tuesday

Thurston R-71 hearing set for Tuesday

Challengers who hope to block a statewide vote on the state’s new “everything but marriage” law have been given a court date in Thurston County Superior Court for the day after Labor Day. The hearing of the lawsuit brought by Washington Families Standing Together will be before Judge Tom McPhee at 1:30 p.m. in the county courthouse in Olympia. A King County judge dismissed a challenge brought by Washington Families earlier this week, seeming to concur with their views but…

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R-71 legal update: Challengers file new lawsuit to block vote

R-71 legal update: Challengers file new lawsuit to block vote

Washington Families Standing Together, the coalition supporting a newly adopted “everything but marriage” expansion of rights for state-registered domestic partners, has filed a fresh lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court to try to block a public vote this fall on the new law. The organization and its chairwoman, Anne Levinson, challenged the validity of over 35,000 voter signatures accepted by the state Elections Division, and asked the court to direct the Secretary of State Sam Reed not to place Referendum…

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Lawsuit filed against Secretary of State over R-71

Lawsuit filed against Secretary of State over R-71

A lawsuit has been filed in King County Superior Court by Washington Families Standing Together requesting a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent the Secretary of State from certifying Referendum 71 to the ballot.  The Secretary of State is the defendant in the lawsuit. The Attorney General’s Office and Deputy Solicitor General Jeff Even will represent the Secretary of State in the lawsuit. The attorneys are scheduling hearings for early next week in King County Superior Court.  The case has been…

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Media Clips: Libraries – June 26, 2009

Media Clips: Libraries – June 26, 2009

These media mentions are compiled by Brian Zylstra, Deputy Communications Director for the Office of the Secretary of State, and passed along to us. The following links cover Media Clips provided June 01, 2009 – June 26, 2009. Rediscovering the library (Yakima Herald-Republic, May 30) Timberland OKs late-book fees (Olympian, May 30) Grand library road trip starts here (Columbian, May 31) Mind your manners at the library (Seattle Times editorial) Free audiobook options for great roadtrips with kids (Examiner) Library…

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