Everett Snohomish

If you are not already, please be sure to register to vote. This November, Washington will be asked to approve or reject Domestic Partnerships. It is VERY important that we come together and approve R71. From Washington Families Standing Together:

About Referendum 71: There are more than 12,000 people in Washington state registered in domestic partnerships. Gay and lesbian families need domestic partnership laws to provide essential protections for their families. Families with children need the protections provided by domestic partnership laws, especially when a parent dies. Seniors need the protections provided by domestic partnership laws. For seniors, domestic partnerships mean that their hard-earned social security, military or pension benefits are not put at risk. Police officers and firefighters who risk their lives to protect our communities need domestic partnership laws if they are hurt or killed in the line of duty, so that their families are taken care of by their pension or workers' compensation. By voting to Approve Referendum 71, you will vote to ensure that all families, in all parts of the state, should be treated fairly, with the same protections and responsibilities, especially in times of crisis.

If you are looking for ways to get involved to help protect domestic partnerships in Washington, visit Washington Families Standing Together. Talk with family and friends, donate, volunteer for a phone bank. There are lots of ways to help!