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Wash. judge rejects challenge to R-71
A King County judge has rejected an attempt to block a public vote on expanded domestic partnership benefits in Washington state, but the legal fight now moves to Thurston County.
Associated Press Writer
A King County judge has rejected an attempt to block a public vote on expanded domestic partnership benefits in Washington state, but the legal fight now moves to Thurston County.
King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector issued her ruling on Referendum 71 Wednesday morning, just as Secretary of State Sam Reed certified the measure for the November ballot in Olympia.
The judge held that challenges to a referendum must be filed in Thurston County Superior Court after certification - and supporters of the "everything but marriage" said they would quickly follow the judge's suggestion.
Spector said she had serious concerns that Reed's office apparently accepted thousands of invalid signatures from conservative Christian groups trying to force a public vote on the expanded benefits.
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