Gay rights group to publish names of R-71 petition signers

Austin Jenkins — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:09:13 +0000

Washington voters who signed an anti-domestic partnership petition in 2009 can expect their names to appear online within a month. That's the word Tuesday from a Massachusetts-based gay rights group called "Know Thy Neighbor."

Referendum 71 was a failed effort by opponents of gay marriage to repeal Washington's "everything but marriage" domestic partnership law. Now, following a protracted legal battle, a federal judge has ordered the petitions be made public.

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Gay rights group to publish names of R-71 petition signers