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CA: Gather Signatures to Repeal Prop 8 This Weekend

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Just got this from Love Honor Cherish:

Help get signatures this weekend

This weekend volunteers throughout the state will gather to collect signatures to put a new initiative on the ballot in November 2010 that would repeal Proposition 8 and restore equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. In the Los Angeles area join us at these events:

Saturday:

Saturday, Feb 27
8 a.m. to 12 noon
Burbank Farmers Market
Meet at corner of 3rd and Orange Grove in Burbank (park at City Hall, same corner)

Saturday, Feb 27
9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Torrance Farmer’s Market
2400 Jefferson St. (park in parking lot)
Meet at 8:50 a.m. for a brief training

Saturday, Feb 27
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Whole Foods Market – Redondo Beach
405 N. Pacific Coast Hwy (park in parking lot)
Meet at 9:45 a.m. for a brief training

Sunday:


Sunday, Feb 28
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hollywood Farmers Market
Meet at Cinerama Dome, 6360 Sunset Blvd (park on street or at lot at Ivar & Delongpre – $2 for first 2 hrs w/validation at market)

Sunday, Feb 28
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Santa Monica Farmers Market (Ocean Park)
Meet at grassy area near SW corner of Main St. and Ocean Park (park on street)

Sunday, Feb 28
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Studio City Farmers Market
Meet at main gate of CBS Studios, 4024 Radford (free parking at CBS)

THINGS TO REMEMBER:


Please come on time, but if you’re late, look for the volunteers in the yellow SignForEquality T-shirts. And, be sure to bring:

1. A couple of clipboards and a few pens (if you can).
2. Plenty of quarters for parking meters (City of Los Angeles meters now operate on Sundays!)
3. $10 donation for our Sign For Equality volunteer t-shirt

To find out more about signature gathering, or to learn how you can help, go to SignForEquality.com, the first-ever social networking site for volunteer signature gatherers. Download a petition, print it, get signatures and then send it in. You can also:
- Get trained using online videos.
- Join or create a signature gathering team and set goals for yourself and your team.
- Share tips and learn about events where signature gathering is taking place.

P.S. Join us for our next weekly meeting Tuesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Crescent Heights United Methodist Church, 1296 N Fairfax Ave.

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Mexico: Marriage Equality Opponents Collecting Signatures to Send to Legislature

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Various civil and religious associations of Mexico, united under the organization “Man+Woman=Marriage,” are working to collect 50,000 online signatures from Mexican voters in order to stop the recently-approved law allowing gays & lesbians to marry and adopt children. Guillermo de Jesus Torres Quiroz, organizer of the project, said the initiative “aims to protect children, whose rights will be harmed by the adoption of homosexual couples instead of by a family consisting of a father and mother.”

The signatures will be delivered to the Mexico City Legislative Assembly. “We soon hope to present a plan to stop this reform that goes against the institution of the family.” The organizer added that they have had a good response so far.

Torres Quiroz said the petition will be delivered to the Legislative Assembly, where officials will review it to verify that it fulfills the legal requirements for such an initiative. Mexico City law states that a petition can be presented to the Legislative Assembly if it has been signed by 0.5 percent of the electorate.

Full Story from CNA
Click here for gay marriage resources in Mexico.
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DC: Supreme Court to Hear WA State Petitions Case on April 28th

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled an April 28 hearing on whether Washington state officials can release the names of signers of a ballot measure that sought to repeal a gay rights law. The court agreed to hear the case in January after Protect Marriage Washington appealed a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that ordered the release of nearly 138,000 signatures that put Referendum 71 on last fall’s ballot.

Referendum 71 asked voters to accept – or reject – a domestic partnership law approved by lawmakers that gives gay couples all the rights of marriage. Voters opted to keep the law.

Opponents say releasing the names would put signers at risk of harassment, reprisals and boycotts of their businesses, amounting to an unconstitutional infringement of free speech rights.

Full Story from On Top Magazine
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US: Supreme Court To Hear Referendum 71 Signature Case, Likely in April

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the names of Washington voters who sign a petition to put a law on the ballot can be made public. The high court could hear the case of Doe v. Reed as early as April, taking up the fight over the names and addresses of people who signed petitions to put Referendum 71 on last year’s November ballot.

That referendum sought to overturn expanded rights for same-sex and elderly heterosexual couples. Supporters of gay rights filed a public records request for the names of everyone who signed the petitions; referendum sponsors objected, saying they feared the signers would be harassed.

A few hours after the nation’s high court announced it was adding the case to its schedule, a state legislative committee considered dueling bills spawned by the dispute. One would provide an exemption to the state’s Public Records Act for the names and addresses on initiative or referendum petitions; the other would state categorically that they are public records.

Full Story from the Spokesman-Review

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US: Referendum 71 Signature Case Decision Due by Mid January

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

John Doe vs. Sam Reed could well determine once and for all whether Washington’s Public Records Act, which seeks transparency of all government records, violates the First Amendment rights of voters who sign ballot petitions. The high court will decide at a Jan. 15 meeting whether to accept or reject the case and then announce later that day — or the following Monday, Jan. 18 — if it will hear arguments.

If justices take the case, attorneys representing the state and Protect Marriage Washington, which brought the original lawsuit, will likely argue before the court in April, with a decision likely by the end of June.

If the Supreme Court decides not to hear it, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing release of the names will take effect, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Full Story from the Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010627697_supremecourt30m.html

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Posted in disclosure, domestic partnership, Gay Marriage, privacy, public records, signatures, supreme court, wa, washington state | No Responses »

WA: Seattle Lawmaker to Introduce Public Record Bill for Referendum Signatures

Monday, December 7th, 2009

A Democratic state lawmaker from Seattle plans to pre-file a bill Monday for the 2010 legislative session that would clarify that signatures, names and addresses of people who sign initiatives and referendums are part of the public record. The issue of releasing names of people who sign referendums and initiatives surfaced earlier this year in the fight over the new “everything but marriage” law that expands rights for gay domestic partners in Washington state.

“I’m not sure how our state action might impact things,” Rep. Reuven Carlyle said in an e-mail. “But I feel it’s a vital piece of democracy to take a stand in favor of openness, transparency and access. One would assume a state Legislature’s view on an issue holds some consideration for the courts.”

Conservative groups circulated petitions to get a measure on last month’s ballot that attempted to block the new law. However the state’s voters upheld the new law through Referendum 71.

Full Story from Seattle PI: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/187330.asp?from=blog_last3

Click here for gay marriage resources in Washington State.

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US Supreme Court Puts Indefinite Hold on Release of Referendum 71 Signatures

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Washington state not to release names and addresses of people who signed a petition to hold a referendum on a new law granting same-sex couples domestic partnership rights. The ban will be in place until the high court decides on whether to hear an appeal from conservatives who are pushing for the referendum.

Conservative groups led by Protect Marriage Washington want to repeal a law, Senate Bill 5688, that grants more rights to state-registered domestic partners similar to those enjoyed by married couples. They have successfully petitioned for a referendum, called Referendum 71, on whether to approve or reject the legislation adopted this year.

The group has said the law “will demolish the state’s historical understanding and definition of marriage as that of uniting a man and a woman for life.”

Full Story from AHN: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016755770

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US Supreme Court Justice Puts Hold on Release of Referendum 71 Signatures

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

With voters beginning to decide the fate of Referendum 71, a member of the nation’s highest court on Monday entered the legal fight on whether those who helped put the controversial measure on the ballot will keep their identities secret.

U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy reimposed a federal ban on releasing the names of petition signers lifted last week by a 9th Circuit Court federal appeals panel.

Sponsors of Referendum 71, who want the names kept secret, asked Kennedy last week to intervene. State lawyers filed a 39-page response Monday arguing there was no basis to overturn the appeals court decision.

Full Story from Herald.net: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091020/NEWS01/710209876&news01ad=1

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Gay Rights Opponents Ask US Supreme Court to Block Referendum 71 Signature Release

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

That’s the latest last evening from Gary Randall, leader of the Faith & Freedom Network who also is a leader in the Protect Marriage Washington campaign.

The gay rights opponents want the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered the Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed to release the signatures and names of Referendum 71 signers.

A Seattle man who supports the domestic-partnership rights of R-71 wants to publish the names on a website, whosigned.com. The R-71 campaign says it does not condone that action, and Reed’s office has said the same; but state elections officials contend the signatures petitions are public records and have been treated as such for several years.

Full Story from The Olympian: http://www.theolympian.com/politicsblog/story/1005609.html

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Washington Judge Blocks Release of All Petition Signatures, Including R71, Until Full 9th Circuit Ruling Released – Hearing Tuesday

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Thurston County Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks has scheduled a hearing Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. to hear the state’s request that the names of people who signed petitions seeking to have a new, expanded gay rights law overturned be made public.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday granted an immediate stay and reversed a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking the release of Referendum 71 petitions.

Last month a federal judge blocked the release of names of people who signed R-71. U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle said releasing the names could violate the First Amendment rights of those who signed petitions to get R-71 on the ballot. The secretary of state’s office criticized the ruling, saying it was “a step away from open government.”

Full Story from the Seattle PI: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/182328.asp?from=blog_last3

Planning to marry your partner? Click here for gay marriage resources in Washington State.

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