Expanded Rights for Domestic Partners and Same Sex Couples Up For Vote

SEATTLE - NOVEMBER 3: Referendum 71 supporters from left, Mike Gore of Seattle, Rod Maplestone of Seattle and Lauren Parke of Seattle remind commuters to vote to give same sex couples and domestic partnerships some of the same rights as married couples from atop a Interstate 5 overpass during rush hour on election day November 3, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. Opponents of a law passed by the Washington State Legislature early this year, which granted same sex couples and domestic partners many of the rights enjoyed by married couples, put referendum on the ballot. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

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