Anti Gay Forces in Washington to Turn in Signatures Today to Overturn Everything But Marriage Bill

The state's latest expansion of domestic partnerships for gay couples was hanging in limbo Friday as opponents announced a final push to force a public vote, calling their effort so far "too close to call." In a statement to supporters, organizers of the Referendum 71 campaign said they will have at least the minimum 120,577 petition signatures needed by today to qualify for the ballot. However, R-71 organizer Gary Randall said the campaign doesn't have enough extra signatures to act as a cushion for erroneous or duplicate petition signatures, which must come from registered Washington voters. Full Story from The Seattle Times

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