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February, 2012
Dear Pastor:
I write to encourage you and your church to support the referendum protecting traditional
marriage in Washington. Under current IRS regulations churches may distribute and encouragetheir members to sign the referendum petition. Churches may even expend their resources to
assist the referendum effort. Pastors may leverage their influence or their position in the churchto support the referendum if they so choose. Church facilities may also be used to support the
referendum.
The law on this point is very clear: Under the Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3),churches are only prohibited from expending more than an insubstantial part of their overall
budget and activities on lobbying matters such as the promotion of the marriage referendum.This legal standard has been interpreted by the federal courts to mean that a church cannot
expend more than 5 to 15 percent of its overall budget and activities on supporting or opposinglegislation. Churches usually never come anywhere close to this threshold and no church has
ever lost its tax exempt status for excessive lobbying. This is one area of the law where nopastor should fear the IRS.
It is also permissible for churches to contribute financially to a 501(c)(4) organization that isinvolved in the referendum campaign. However, churches must designate any contributionsgiven to a 501(c)(4) organization for support of the referendum and not for the support or
opposition of any political candidate since churches are prohibited from supporting or opposingpolitical candidates for office. And churches should know that any contributions are taken into
consideration in determining whether the church has crossed the line of not more than aninsubstantial part of its overall activities and budget spent on lobbying or legislative activities.
But it is not enough to simply acknowledge that churches are legally allowed to support the
marriage referendum. Every church in Washington should stand to support the referendum.
Churches must lead the charge on this issue as they led the charge in the past on the great moralissues of history such as independence, slavery, womens suffrage, ending child labor, and civil
rights. Churches and pastors have always been at the forefront of the great moral issuesconfronting our culture. They have never been afraid to stand for righteousness and to urge
morality in culture. And today should be no different.
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Churches in Washington have a tremendous opportunity to lead the charge to protect marriage.Churches in other states have not been as fortunate. There is nothing legally preventing churches
and pastors from standing together to support and protect marriage in Washington.
This letter is intended to offer general principles and should not be construed as legaladvice regarding your particular situation. Churches and pastors may obtain legal advice, free of
charge, regarding their particular situation from the Alliance Defense Fund. If you have specificquestions, please contact ADF at (800) TELL-ADF.
Sincerely,
Erik W. Stanley
Senior Counsel
IRS CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: Any tax advice contained in this communication was not
written for the purpose of and is not intended to be used for the purpose of (i) avoiding penaltiesimposed by the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending any
transaction or matter addressed herein.
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GUIDELINES FORPOLITICAL ACTIVITIESBY CHURCHES AND PASTORS
March 2011_________________________
The following legal overview and guidelines summarize the requirements of the InternalRevenue Code as they apply to churches and pastors.
1We encourage you to share them with your
colleagues. As guidelines, they may not address every situation that you face and should not be
construed as legal advice.2 Churches and pastors, however, may request legal advice free of charge
regarding a particular situation by contacting the Alliance Defense Fund at 1-800-TELLADF or
www.telladf.org. Additional resources regarding churches and politics can be found at
www.speakupmovement.org/church.
While the following guidelines will help you and your church stay within the Internal Revenue
Services (IRS) rules concerning political activities by churches and pastors,ADF believes that some
IRS restrictions are unconstitutional. For instance, we believe that churches and pastors have the rightto speak Biblical truth from the pulpit about candidates for office, even if that means opposing or
supporting particular candidates from the pulpit. Churches and pastors have spoken the truth of
Scripture from the pulpit in regard to voting for or against candidates for office from the beginning of
our country. Unfortunately, churches and pastors have allowed themselves to be censored by theunconstitutional IRS guidelines prohibiting any speech that may be considered to endorse or oppose a
candidate for office. ADF has launched a project to challenge this restriction as unconstitutional and to
restore the voice of the church. If you are interested in participating in this exciting project or want
more information, please contact ADF at once. We want to work with you to restore true freedom to
Americas pulpits.
Federal Tax-Exempt Status of Churches
Almost all churches are exempt from federal income taxes. As a tax exempt organization, achurch:
(1) is exempt from paying corporate income taxes, and donations to the church are tax
deductible on individuals federal tax returns;
1Although churches are subject to the rules of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) as well as
those of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), FECA generally does not impact churches. Because the IRS has
concluded that section 501(c)(3) absolutely prohibits any political campaign activity, activities regulated under
FECA are already prohibited by the IRC.
2 Particularly, state laws may be more restrictive than these guidelines, and therefore, in applying them
to specific situations regarding state candidates or state elections, an attorney should be consulted.
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(2) may expend funds for religious, charitable, and educational purposes, as well as an
insubstantial amount on lobbying to promote or oppose legislation.
Under section 501(c)(3), however, exempt organizations may not participate in, or intervene
in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any
candidate for public office. Still, not all political activity which would influence an election falls
under this prohibition.
Permissible Political Activity and Impermissible Campaign Activity
The type of political activity prohibited by the IRS is participating or intervening in a political
campaignalso known as campaign activity. The Internal Revenue Code requires that churches
refrain from supporting or opposing a candidates campaign. Campaign activity involves endorsements
of candidates or expenditures of funds to expressly advocate the election or defeat of a candidate for
political office. The IRS guidelines prohibit direct contributions to a candidate, as well as in-kind
contributions, which include giving anything of value to a candidate (such as a church mailing list).
Independent expenditures, which are expenditures expressly advocating the election or defeat of a
political candidate when made without the knowledge of or consultation with any candidate, are alsoprohibited.
Speech about public issues may incidentally influence elections, but the government is far more
limited in its ability to restrict discussion about issues. Churches may speak out about social and moral
issues, the actions of government officials in office, and the positions of candidates on issues. As long
as a church does not endorse or oppose a specific candidate for public office, it has broad freedom to
praise or criticize officials and candidates.
PastorsIndividualRights
Pastors and priests, acting as individuals and not as official church representatives, have the
same rights as all other American citizens to involve themselves in political activity. Therefore, they
have much greater latitude in this area than do churches. They may even endorse or oppose candidates
so long as the endorsement is not on behalf of the church and is not made in a way that gives the
appearance that the endorsement is made on behalf of the church.
Pastors are understandably concerned about the legal effects of political activity on themselves
and their churches, but they should be aware that they are not required to be passive or remain silent. If
they follow these basic guidelines, pastors may lift their voices publicly without fear.
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Guidelines for Political Activitiesby Churches and Pastors
Political Activity Church Pastor3
1. Discuss the positions of candidates on issues Yes Yes2. Endorse or oppose candidates No Yes3. Financial contributions to candidates No Yes4. In-kind contributions to candidates No Yes5. Independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates No Yes6. Contributions to political action committees (PACs) No Yes7. Payment of expenses for attendance at a caucus or No Yes
state/national political party convention
8. Appearance of candidate at church meeting or service Yes N/A9.
Non-partisan voter registration activities Yes Yes
10. Non-partisan voter identification activities Yes Yes11. Non-partisan get-out-the-vote activities Yes Yes12. Non-partisan voter education Yes Yes13. Lobbying for or against legislation Yes Yes14. Expenditures related to state referendums4 Yes Yes15. Distribution of:
a. Candidate surveys or voter guides Yes Yesb. Voting records of incumbents Yes Yesc. Candidate campaign literature No Yes
16. Distribution by others of political materials in church Yes N/Aparking lots
17. Rental of church membership lists at regular rates Yes N/A18. Rental of church facilities at regular rates Yes N/A19. Church publications:
a. Political ads at regular rates Yes N/Ab. News stories about candidates or campaigns Yes N/Ac. Editorials endorsing or opposing candidates No N/A
3 Acting as an individual rather than an official church representative.4 Lobbying activities may expose churches in some states to election law register and reporting requirements as a
political committee. Many of these statutes are unconstitutional because they expose churches to intrusiveregulations for a very small amount of lobbying. If you find your church exposed to such state election law
requirements, contact ADF immediately so an attorney can review your situation.
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Explanations of Guidelines
Item 1. Discuss the positions of candidates on public issues. Pastors and churches are free to discuss the positions ofcandidates on issuesincluding criticizing or praising them for their positions. This is called issue advocacy.
Item 2. Endorse or oppose candidates. Endorsing or opposing a candidate includes any statement which uses explicitwords to expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, such as elect, support, defeat, oroppose. This is called express advocacy. Distributing campaign literature from a candidate is also prohibited expressadvocacy.
A pastor in his individual capacity, however, may endorse or oppose a candidate. The pastor may state his affiliation withhis church, as long as it is indicated that this is for identification purposes only and that his endorsement is from himpersonally, not his church.
The IRS has taken the unequivocal position that a pastor may not endorse or oppose a candidate from the pulpit.Nevertheless, ADF believes that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects these statements from the pulpit,and ADF will vigorously defend the rights of pastors who choose to do so.
Churches and pastors may support or oppose the appointment of judicial, cabinet, or other non-elected officials so long as itdoes not involve a partisan selection process. This is considered lobbying, not active electioneering.
Item 6. Contributions to political action committees (PACs). A PAC is any organization of two or more people whosemajor purpose is to engage in active electioneering by contributing to candidates or by expressly advocating the election ordefeat of candidates for political office. Contributions to PACs from church funds are forbidden, and churches may notorganize PACs.
Item 8. Appearance of a candidate at a church meeting or service. A candidate may appear at a church service. Theappearance of a candidate before a church service, however, is limited as follows:
(1) All legally qualified candidates should be invited;(2) The questions should be prepared and presented by an independent non-partisan panel;(3) The topics discussed should cover a broad range of issues of interest to the public;(4) Each candidate should have an equal opportunity to present his or her views on the issues discussed; and(5) The moderator should not comment on the questions or otherwise make comments that imply approval or
disapproval of the candidates.
Candidates may be introduced at a church service or may preach or read scripture without any restrictions. In addition,public officials who are also candidates, may be invited to speak to a church as a public official, without complying withthe above requirements, if no reference is made to the public officials candidacy, if the public official speaks only inhis orher capacity as a public official, and if there is no campaign activity in connection with the public officials appearance.
Items 9, 10 & 11. Non-partisan voter registration, voter identification, and get-out-the-vote activities. Achurch may participate in non-partisan voter registration, voter identification, and get out the vote activities. To be non-partisan, these activities may not be directed at the supporters of any particular candidate or political party. A church may,however, direct these activities at certain groups using non-partisan criteria, such as church membership, geographiclocation or position on certain issues. Furthermore, such activities will not be viewed as non-partisan if they areaccompanied by literature praising or criticizing particular candidates or political parties for their positions on issues.
Item 12. Non-partisan voter education. Churches may participate in non-partisan voter education. Here, voter educationinvolves discussion of the electoral process, such as how to run for public office or delegate, how to register, and where tovote. All these activities are permissible as long as they are not directed at supporters of a particular candidate or politicalparty.
Item 13. Lobbying for or against legislation. Churches may spend an insubstantial amount of their funds yearly onlobbying. An insubstantial amount is generally considered 5 to 15 percent of a churchs funds. Lobbying is of two types:(1) direct lobbying, which involves direct communications with governmental officials regarding legislative or executiveaction, and (2) grass roots lobbying, where the church communicates with its members or the general public, urging them tocontact governmental officials in support of or in opposition to legislative or executive action. As a result, a church maydiscuss legislative issues, support or oppose legislation, encourage its members or the general public to support or opposelegislation, and support other organizations with their lobbying efforts. Furthermore, churches may lobby candidates aboutissues and distribute educational material to candidates or at political events, as long as this is being done to get out thechurchs message and not to assist any candidate.
Item 14. Expenditures related to state referendums. Churches may make expenditures in connection with statereferendums, including making a financial or in-kind contribution to a referendum effort. Such expenditures are considereddirect lobbying. In addition, state election laws should be consulted for any requirements imposed on state referendumactivities.
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Some state election laws require organizations that lobby on initiatives and referendums to register as a political committeeand be subject to reporting and disclosure requirements. Many of these state election law requirements are unconstitutionalas applied to churches because they subject churches to intrusive disclosure and reporting requirements based on a verysmall amount of lobbying activity. ADF has successfully challenged state election law register and reporting requirementsas applied to churches that lobby on initiatives or referenda. If you find your church confronted with a state election lawregister and reporting requirement, contact ADF immediately so an attorney can review your situation.
Item 15. Distribution of:
(a). Candidate surveys or voter guides. Churches may publish the results of surveys of candidates on public issues(often called voter guides). Voter guides should not include an endorsement of a candidate or otherwise expressly
advocate the election or defeat of any candidate. Further, voter guides should not advocate voting for or against candidateswho support or oppose particular issues, i.e., single issue voting. Churches also may distribute voter guides prepared byother organizations that meet these guidelines. As a result, church voter guides should conform to the following guidelines:
(1) Questionnaires should be sent to all candidates;(2) The questions should cover a wide variety of issues;(3) The questions should not indicate a bias toward the churchs preferred answer;(4) The candidates responses should not be compared to the churchs preferred position;(5) The responses should be published in the candidates own words or in a neutral, unbiased , and complete summary
of the candidates position; and(6) The survey should not be published under the direction or control, direct or indirect, of any candidate.
(b). Voting records of incumbents. Churches may also publish the voting records of incumbent public officeholders. Inthe case of publication of voting records, the church has more leeway than in publishing candidate surveys, as follows:
(1) Incumbents positions should not be compared to the positions of other candidates or the churchs position;
(2) The voting record should be distributed on a regular basis, not just at election time;(3) The voting record should be broadly distributed to the general public, not targeted to certain voting blocks;(4) A variety of issues of interest to the general public should be presented.
Item 16. Distribution by others of political materials in church parking lots. Under some state constitutions, if achurch parking lot is open for public use, people have a free speech right to distribute literature there. Even if there is nosuch right, a church is not responsible for political literature distributed by others in their parking lot without theirpermission or consent, and a church has no obligation to bar people from distributing political literature there. In the sameway, a church may choose to restrict its parking lot to only attendees who park there for church activities; the church neednot allow literature distribution on its premises.
Item 17. Rental of church membership lists at regular rates. Churches may give candidates or political actioncommittees access to church membership lists on the same basis that other non-church groups are allowed to have them. Ifother non-church groups are required to pay some cost for using the list(s), the candidate or PAC should be charged thesame amount.
Item 18. Rental of church facilities at regular rates. Churches may allow candidates or political action committees touse church facilities for meetings or campaign appearances on the same basis as other non-church groups. If other non-church groups are required to pay some rent for using the church property, the candidate or PAC should be charged thesame amount.
Item 19. Church publications.
(a). Political ads at regular rates. Church publications, such as church bulletins and newsletters, may include anadvertisement for a candidate or political action committee, as long as the candidate or PAC purchases the ad at regularrates. If discounts are given to regular advertisers under certain circumstances, the same discounts may be extended to apolitical advertiser. A political ad may not otherwise be sold to a candidate at less than the regular rate, since this wouldconstitute a financial contribution to the candidate. The political ad must be identified as paid political advertising, and thechurch must include a disclaimer stating it does not endorse the candidate. Advertising must also be solicited from allcandidates on an equal basis.
(b). News stories about candidates or campaigns. Church publications may include news stories on candidates and
political campaigns. The publication of voting records and candidate surveys are subject to the limitations delineated inItems 15 (a) & (b).
(c). Editorials endorsing or opposing candidates. Church publications, however, may not publish an editorial thatendorses or opposes a candidate for office.
IRS CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: Any tax advice contained in this communication was not written for the purpose of and is not intended to be used forthe purpose of (i) avoiding penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending any transaction or matter
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Reject R-74 on Nov. 6.Reerendum 74
The legislature passed Engrossed Substitute
Senate Bill 6239 concerning marriage or same-sex
couples, modied domestic-partnership law, and
religious reedom, and voters have led a sucient
reerendum petition on this bill.
This bill would allow same-sex couples to marry,
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God is the author o marriage, and
virtually every civilization since the
dawn o time has defned marriage
as the union between one man and
one woman.
Havent you read, he replied, that at the
beginning the Creator made them male
and emale, and said, For this reason a
man will leave his ather and mother andbe united to his wie, and the two will
become one esh? So they are no longer
two, but one esh. Thereore what God
has joined together, let no one separate.
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Voter Drive Inormation KitHow to host a voter registration drive at your church!Thank you or your interest in making sure that every Christian in Washington State is registered to vote! It is
essential to have support rom not only the churches, but rom each member o the congregation.
We have provided recommended steps or conducting a successul voter registration and hope that you willwork with your local church to conduct a registration drive.
I you have any questions, please contact our campaign oce at 425-361-1548. Thank you again or your
help with this important cause!
Keys to Success: Voter Registration Guidelines
1. Receive permission rom the pastor or other church leadership to conduct the drive.
2. Provide a church bulletin announcement or two weeks prior to the drive (see page 12).
3. Make sure there is a pulpit announcement on each day o registration.
4. Select table locations or highest trac ow.
5. Have at least two workers per table.
6. Have a greeter who directs attention and trac ow to the table(s).
7. Make sure to have people ll out orms at the tables (see page 14).
8. Collect orms and review or omissions and mistakes.
9. Submit orms to the County Board o Elections
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Instructions or Volunteers Working the Registration Table
1. This is a NON-PARTISAN voter registration efort, registration or ANY party must be accepted. There canbe NO campaigning. Have NO candidate or party literature; no campaign buttons no bumper stickers,and nothing that would indicate support or any person or party.
2. The orms are to be lled out on the spot. Forms taken home are almost never completed.
3. Use a clipboard with a blank orm on it or each person wishing to register.
4. Ask i you can double-check the orms on the spot to ensure accuracy.
5. Anyone who will be 18 by Election Day (November 6th) can register.
Important Supplies
1. Large, visible signs that say, Register to Vote Today
2. Pens (more than you think you will need)
3. Clipboards are helpul to allow more people to write at one time than the table will accommodate
4. Box or collecting completed orms
5. Also have: Absentee Ballot instructions, magic markers, scotch and masking tape, large table and scis-sors.
Election Dates and Deadlines
October8:Deadlineforsubmittingvoterregistrationforms.
October19:Ballotsmailedtovotersforthegeneralelection.
November6:ElectionDay
Visit www.sos.wa.gov/elections or the latest voter and election inormation
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Sample Pulpit/Bulletin Announcement
The ollowing sample can be used and adapted or bulletin inserts, church newsletters, and announcementsby the pastor rom the pulpit:
There will be Voter Registration this Sunday in the lobby beore and ater the ______
oclock worship service. I you are not registered to vote where you currently live, please take advantage o this
opportunity to exercise your privilege and duty as a Christian citizen to participate in the process o electing our
government ofcials and ballot initiatives.
The only thing necessary or the triumph o evil is or good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
Questions and Answers
Q: Prospective registrant: Can I take a orm to my spouse (or child) at home (or child at college)?
A: Volunteer response: Certainly. Please have them send it in to their local County Board o Elections.
Show them how to ll the orm out.
Q: Prospective registrant: Ive moved. Do I need to do to get registered at my new address?
A: Volunteer response: Yes, i you have moved you need to ll out the orm.
Q: Prospective registrant: Im not sure i Im registered. How do I nd out?
A: Lets go ahead and ll one out. I you are already registered the Local Election Ocial will update your
inormation or do nothing.
Q: Prospective registrant: Can I ll out one or my spouse?
A: Volunteer response: The orm will need to be completed by the prospective voter.
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Questions and Answers Continued
Q: Prospective registrant: Do you need to register every time you vote?
A: Volunteer response: I you have not moved since you last voted, you do not need to re-register. Once youare registered, you do not have to do it again as long as everything has stayed the same.
Q: Prospective registrant: I want to register, but I dont have my valid WA Drivers License.
A: Volunteer response: Thats OK. Just write the last 4 digits o your social security number.
Q: Prospective registrant: Ive never been registered. What do I have to do?
A: Volunteer response: You just need to ll out this orm.
Q: Prospective registrant: I dont live in this county.
A: Volunteer response: These orms are or anyone living in WA. We can register you right now.
Q: Prospective registrant: I dont think I want to register. My vote doesnt really count.
A: Volunteer response: We need every Christian voting this all. Gods denition o marriage is at stake onthis years ballot.
Q: Prospective registrant: Im in a big hurry. I just dont have time to ll it out now.
A: Volunteer response: I person is leaving church: It only takes a minute. Ill show you how. Last resort: Give
them a blank orm and say, Fill it out and send it in to the Election Ocial. I person is going into worship:Ill be here ater the service. Please come back. (Avoid taking orm into worship.)
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last name frst name middle
date o birth (mm / dd / yyyy) phone number*male emale
residential address (in Washington)
city zip
mailing address (i dierent than residential address)
city state / zip
email address*
I am in the Armed Forces (includes National Guard and Reserves)
I am a U.S. citizen living outside the U.S.
personal inormation
i you mark no to either o these questions, do not complete this orm
I am a citizen o the United States o America. yes no
I will be at least 18 years old by the next election. yes no
qualiications
Washington State Voter Registration Form
I declare that the acts on this voter registration orm are true. I am a citizen o the
United States, I am not presently denied the right to vote as a result o being convicted
o a elony, I will have lived in Washington at this address or 30 days immediately
beore the next election at which I vote, and I will be at least 18 years old when I vote
oath
i you are already registered and are changing your name or address,
fll out this section (this inormation will be used to update your registration)
ormer last name frst name middle
ormer residential address city state / zip
instructions
Washington drivers license / state ID #
ormer registration
You must be a United States
citizen to register to vote.
how to register to vote
or update a registration
Please print all inormation
clearly using black or blue pen.
Mail or deliver this orm to
your County Elections Ofce.
Addresses are on the next page.
or more inormation
online www.vote.wa.gov
call 1-800-448-4881
visit your County Elections Ofce
This registration will be in eect
or the next election i postmarked
or delivered no later than
the Monday our weeks beore
Election Day.
I you miss this deadline,
please contact your County
Elections Ofce.
You will receive your ballot
by mail. Contact your County
Elections Ofce or in-person
voting options.
I you knowingly provide alse
inormation on this voter
registration orm or knowingly
make a alse declaration about
your qualifcations or voter
registration you will have
committed a class C elony that
is punishable by imprisonment
or up to 5 years, a fne o up
to $10,000, or both.
Your name, address, gender and
date o birth are public inormation.
*optional inormation
signhere
datehere
i you do not have a Washington drivers license or state ID card,provide the last our digits o your Social Security number
x x x - x x -
register online at www.vote.wa.gov
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Adams County
210 W Broadway, Ste 200
Ritzville, WA 99169
(509) 659-3249
Asotin County
PO Box 129
Asotin, WA 99402
(509) 243-2084
Benton County
PO Box 470
Prosser, WA 99350
(509) 736-3085
Chelan County
PO Box 4760
Wenatchee, WA 98807
(509) 667-6808
Clallam County
223 E 4th St, Ste 1
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2221
Clark County
PO Box 8815
Vancouver, WA 98666-8815
(360) 397-2345
Columbia County
341 E Main St, Ste 3
Dayton, WA 99328
(509) 382-4541
Cowlitz County
207 4th Ave N, Rm 107
Kelso, WA 98626-4124
(360) 577-3005
Douglas County
PO Box 456Waterville, WA 98858
(509) 745-8527
Ferry County
350 E Delaware Ave, Ste 2
Republic, WA 99166
(509) 775-5200
Franklin County
PO Box 1451
Pasco, WA 99301
(509) 545-3538
Garfeld County
PO Box 278Pomeroy, WA 99347-0278
(509) 843-1411
Grant County
PO Box 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
(509) 754-2011 ext 343
Grays Harbor County
100 W Broadway, Ste 2
Montesano, WA 98563
(360) 249-4232 ext 3
Island County
PO Box 1410
Coupeville, WA 98239
(360) 679-7366
Jeerson County
PO Box 563
Port Townsend, WA
98368-0563
(360) 385-9119
King County
919 SW Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
(206) 296-8683
Kitsap County
614 Division St, MS 31
Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 337-7128
Kittitas County
205 W 5th Ave, Ste 105
Ellensburg, WA
98926-2891
(509) 962-7503
Klickitat County
205 S Columbus, MS 2
Goldendale, WA 98620
(509) 773-4001
Lewis County
PO Box 29
Chehalis, WA 98532-0029
(360) 740-1278
Lincoln County
PO Box 28
Davenport, WA 99122-0028
(509) 725-4971
Mason County
PO Box 400
Shelton, WA 98584
(360) 427-9670 ext 470
Okanogan County
PO Box 1010
Okanogan, WA 98840 -1010
(509) 422-7240
Pacifc County
PO Box 97
South Bend, WA
98586-0097(360) 875-9317
Pend Oreille County
PO Box 5015
Newport, WA 99156
(509) 447-6472
Pierce County
2501 S 35th St, Ste C
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 798-VOTE
San Juan County
PO Box 638
Friday Harbor, WA
98250-0638
(360) 378-3357
Skagit County
PO Box 1306
Mount Vernon, WA
98273-1306
(360) 336-9305
Skamania County
PO Box 790
Stevenson, WA 98648-079
(509) 427-3730
Snohomish County
3000 Rockeeller Ave
MS 505
Everett, WA 98201-4060
(425) 388-3444
Spokane County
1033 W Gardner Ave
Spokane, WA 99260
(509) 477-2320
Stevens County
215 S Oak St, Rm 106
Colville, WA 99114-2836
(509) 684-7514
Thurston County
2000 Lakeridge Dr SW
Olympia, WA 98502-6090
(360) 786-5408
Wahkiakum County
PO Box 543
Cathlamet, WA 98612
(360) 795-3219
Walla Walla County
PO Box 2176
Walla Walla, WA
99362-0356
(509) 524-2530
Whatcom County
PO Box 398
Bellingham, WA
98227-0398
(360) 676-6742
Whitman CountyPO Box 191
Colax, WA 99111
(509) 397-6353
Yakima County
PO Box 12570
Yakima, WA 98909-2570
(509) 574-1340
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Instructions or Churches:
Collecting an Ofering or Preserve Marriage Washington
Thank you or supporting the campaign to preserve the denition o marriage in Washington State as be-tween one man and one woman. Your eforts are extremely important and much appreciated. We hopethese instructions will simpliy the process o conducting a special ofering within your congregation orPreserve Marriage Washington.
1. Call Preserve Marriage Washington to obtain donation envelopes:425-361-1548.
2. Pass out envelopes to your congregation.
3. Make sure each donation is put into a separate envelope by the donor.
4. All donations require the envelope to be lled out completely. Make sure everyone places his or her do-nation in the completed envelope.
5. The Committee may receive cash gits o $50 or less. Donations o $51 or more must be paid by check orcredit card. Please make checks payable to Preserve Marriage Washington.
6. Collect all envelopes rom donors, put them in a larger mailing envelope, put your church name andreturn address on the mailing envelopes and send it via regular US mail to:
Preserve Marriage Washington16212 Bothell-Everett Highway, Ste. F, #276,Mill Creek, Washington, 98012
Questions? Call 425-361-1548 or assistance.
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Important Dates or Church Activities
Please visit PreserveMarriageWashington.com to get
updated inormation on these events!
September 9: Voter registration and undraising push
September 16: Voter registration and undraising push
October 6: Statewide church rallies (more ino at PreserveMarriageWashington.com)
October 7: Preach a sermon on marriage (more ino at PreserveMarriageWashington.com)
October 14: Preach a sermon on marriage (more ino at PreserveMarriageWashington.com)
October 21 - November 4: Make announcements to REJECT R-74 to preserve marriage