King County jurist declines to block R-71
King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector has refused to block Referendum 71 from the ballot. Further litigation is considered likely, but state attorneys expect the R-71 election to be on the Nov. 3 ballot across Washington state. Most voters will be voting by mail; the earliest ballots, for military and overseas voters, must go out by Oct. 3. Minutes after Secretary of State Sam Reed certified the measure to the statewide ballot, the judge turned aside a challenge brought…