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Wash. gay partnership referendum back in court
Supporters of Washington's "everything but marriage" gay partnerships are continuing their court battle over Referendum 71.
The Associated Press
Supporters of Washington's "everything but marriage" gay partnerships are continuing their court battle over Referendum 71.
R-71's conservative sponsors have collected enough petitions to force a vote on the latest expansion of domestic partnership rights.
But gay-rights activists say that state election officials accepted thousands of improper signatures. So they're asking a Thurston County judge to block R-71 from the November ballot.
R-71 is also being discussed in federal court Thursday. Referendum sponsors say their signed petitions should not be released to the public, because people who signed could face harassment.
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