Category Archives: Referendum71

New Poll: Don’t be complacent, we must vote Approve on Referendum 71

Posted on September 22, 2009 by joshco

In 2008, the University of Washington released its poll on support for same sex domestic partnerships reporting that 66% of the general electorate support full domestic partnership.  Today, on the Approve Referendum 71 campaign’s blogger briefing call, Josh Friedes, the … Continue reading →

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Ref 71 Qualifies by the skin of its teeth

Posted on August 31, 2009 by joshco

Today the Washington Secretary of State released its verification information.  With a super slim margin, the referendum has enough signatures to appear on the Nov 3 ballot.   The next step is that the secretary of state will certify (or not).  … Continue reading →

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Law & Order: WVU Washington Victims Unit, Dept R71

Posted on August 31, 2009 by joshco

Some news updates on Ref71. They’ve checked 130k signatures, only 8 to go. We should know very soon whether enough signatures will be verified to put r71 on the ballot.  The campaign has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent certification.  … Continue reading →

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No Greg, YOU are harassing ME!

Posted on July 29, 2009 by joshco

This past weekend, on July 25, we headed down to Olympia, the Washington State capitol to watch the Referendum 71 petitioners turn in their signatures.  While I was there, one of these petitioners attempted to intimidate me because I was … Continue reading →

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Ref71: Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire

Posted on July 24, 2009 by joshco

This weekend is the finale for the signature gathering phase of the petition to put Referendum 71 on the ballot here in Washington State.  A few months ago, Governor Gregoire signed SB5688, which expands Washington’s Domestic Partnership law to include … Continue reading →

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