Gay Rights Group Sues to Keep Referendum 71 Off Ballot; Donors Cannot Keep Names Hidden

A group supporting Washington's expanded gay-rights law has sued the secretary of state in an attempt to keep Referendum 71 from qualifying for the November ballot. Washington Families Standing Together says it's concerned the Secretary of State's Office has accepted signatures that should have been rejected for the referendum, which seeks to put the domestic-partnership law up for a public vote. Thursday, the same day the lawsuit was filed, the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) decided the group backing R-71 would not be exempt from disclosing the identities of its donors. Full Story from The Seattle Times

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