Washington Referendum 71 Signature Check to Finish Today

State election officials have now checked just under 130,000 Referendum 71 signatures, the measure aimed at overturning Washington's new "everything but marriage" same-sex domestic partner law. Last month proponents turned in approximately 137,689 signatures. Of the signatures checked, 114,583 have been accepted and 15,413 have been rejected, officials said Friday. The overall error rate is now 11.86 percent. To win a spot on the November ballot the error rate can't go above 12.4 percent. The signature check will be finished Tuesday. Full Story from Seattle PI

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