Referendum Measure 71 (WA) APPROVED 52.39 % to 47.61 %

[Ioo]

http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=M&JurisdictionTypeID=-2&ElectionID=32&ViewMode=Results

The legislature passed Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5688 concerning rights and responsibilities of state-registered domestic partners and voters have filed a sufficient referendum petition on this bill.

This bill would expand the rights, responsibilities, and obligations accorded state-registered same-sex and senior domestic partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses, except that a domestic partnership is not a marriage.

Should this bill be:
< > Approved
< > Rejected

[itsrobert]

1. Is this a win or a loss?

"not a marriage"?

[Ioo]

2. It is a WIN *

* Gays get rights, just not called marriage

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Good news, so far

also good news that the piece of shit Eyman initiative (1033) is failing.

But this was an all mail-in election, so they're just getting started counting. Let's hope the lead holds.