"The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may maintain control over the instruments that they have created. This chapter shall be liberally construed and its exemptions narrowly construed to promote this public policy and to assure that the public interest will be fully protected. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and any other act, the provisions of this chapter shall govern." RCW 42.56.030 Public Records Act
"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." Says strange bedfellows.
"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."
The entire post can be read here: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/187330.asp
Rep. Reuven Carlyle
Washington State House of Representatives
36th District
visit his blog at: www.reuvencarlyle36.com
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