Approve 71 Vancouver

This blog served as a major organizing tool for southwest Washington opposition to Referendum 71 in 2009, the first time that any US general election expanded the rights of gays and lesbians by popular vote. Based on election results for Initiative 677 in 1998, the referendum was expected to lose in Clark County by a significant margin. It did not, thanks to hard work by many during the campaign and many years before. More information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Referendum_71

Monday, October 17, 2011

Federal Judge Orders Petition Names Released

In what is one of the final issues remaining from the Referendum 71 battle of 2009, US district judge Benjamin Settle has ruled that public disclosure laws apply and that the names of those who signed the referendum petition must be released as a matter of public record.

For $15 a DVD containing the names of those who signed R-71 petitions can be obtained by contacting the State Archives at (360) 586-1492 or research@sos.wa.gov, as detailed at http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/10/17/make-public-anti-gay-petitions-federal-judge