Citizens in Charge

Last week we blogged about the dustup in Washington over whether or not the names and information of petition signers should be released to the public in the name of transparency.  The court ruled last week that the names did not have to be released.  This was a victory for the initiative & referendum process.

As with anything making its way through our judicial system however, the ruling is being appealed.  On Monday, Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed filed an emergency motion with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the ruling.

Hopefully the end result won’t be an abridgement of First Amendment rights in the name of transparency.