Both Sides Have Complaints About Referendum 71 Signature Count in Washington

For a month, rotating teams of gay-rights supporters and opponents have crowded into a basement room, watching as state workers check every signature on a referendum that seeks to overturn the latest expansion of gay rights. They have not become friends. In fact, they've had complaints. Religious conservatives with Protect Marriage Washington, the group trying to put Referendum 71 on the ballot, speak of a chumminess between elections workers and gay-rights supporters that excludes them. They've complained about signature checkers who wear headphones while they work, saying the music could be distracting. They've accused staff of speeding up the count, which they believe has led to the rejection of more signatures. They've complained that supervisors have rolled their eyes at their concerns. Full Story from the Seattle Times

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