Washington's Referendum 71 Back in Court Tuesday

An attempt to block a statewide vote on expanded benefits for domestic partners is back in court next week. Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee will hear arguments Tuesday afternoon in a lawsuit brought by Washington Families Standing Together. The group claims that Secretary of State Sam Reed, the state's top elections official, improperly accepted thousands of petition signatures. Reed disagrees, and the state is defending his agency's practices. The group's previous attempt to block Referendum 71 was turned away Wednesday in King County for technical reasons. Full Story from the Seattle Times

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