Marriage equality might go on Washington ballot.

[RandySF]

Opponents of same-sex marriage intended to quickly file a referendum aimed at repealing the law, and if they are able to collect enough valid signatures — 120,577 — between now and June 6, the law will be put on hold until the November election.


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017497028_gaymarriage14m.html

[KamaAina]

1. You mean like Prop H8?

That just got royally smacked down by the same Ninth Circuit that covers Washington?

[MrCoffee]

2. It's almost certainly going on the ballot (just like domestic partnerships did in 2009)

Domestic partnerships were upheld 53% - 47%


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Referendum_71_(2009)

[Bandit]

3. I seroiusly doubt they will be able to get the needed signatures

It has been found unconstitutional now three seperate times in Federal Court...

[MrCoffee]

4. Sadly, they will

WA is a divided state..east of the Cascades is conservative. Seattle keeps WA blue.

See post 2...In 2009, domestic partnerships went to the voters and it was upheld 53-47. I think marriage equality will be upheld as well.

[customerserviceguy]

5. I would imagine that the court decisions

that have held that petition signers can be identified will keep down the secret haters, only the openly homophobic will affix their names proudly to a measure that's anti-equality.

They might possibly get the signatures, but the people of Washington will vote to affirm freedom, as they have twice in the past on this issue.

[marlakay]

6. I live in WA

Its going to be a interesting election with legalizing gay marriage and pot on same ballot. We need to get our the youth vote who are more open minded...

[FreeState]

7. Seems they have two routes to try and stop equality - going for both?

So now let’s talk about Washington. By the time you watch this, the Governor will probably have signed marriage equality into law. But just like in California with Prop 8, the law doesn’t take effect right away. Anti-gay activists have a few months to gather signatures to stop us from marrying. They could try to overturn the law with a referendum, which requires about 120,000 signatures and would delay the law’s start until after the election in November. Or they could try to invalidate it with an initiative, which would require 240,000 signatures, but it would probably allow marriages to start sometime between now and the election. Or they could do both, but that could work against them if voters get confused about two competing anti-gay measures.

http://www.prop8trialtracker.com/