Pastor Ken Hutcherson, Antioch Bible Church Faith and Freedom Network - Gary Randall Christian Coalition of Washington - Rick Forcier YWAM & US Renewal - Ron Boehme Family Policy Institute of Washington Facts for Freedom - Jim Galbraith Washington Opposed to Pro-Homosexual Policies, Pastor Gary & Annetta Small Concerned Citizens of Pierce County - Pat Burgess The Reagan Wing - Doug Parris Constitution Party of Washington State Concerned Women for America (Washington) Spokane American Family Association - Wayne Lawson Knights of Columbus, Bremerton Council Washington State Catholic Conference. Signature release controversy The Washington State Constitution establishes the required number of signatures for ballot measures. Referendum sponsors must submit a number of signatures at least equal to 4% of the votes cast for the office of governor in the most recent gubernatorial election in the state. The state contends that the papers on which these submitted signatures are collected are typically a matter of public record, claims that signing a petition for a referendum or initiative that qualifies for a ballot is a legislative act, and thus argues that voters are entitled to know who is behind such measures. Some individuals and a group called WhoSigned.org requested these signatures for the Referendum 71 ballot application. Protect Marriage Washington filed to block the release of these signatures, arguing that, "due to the highly charged nature of the topic of Referendum 71, (domestic partnerships, gay rights, the traditional definition of marriage, etc.) that the personal information on the petitions for Referendum 71 warrant particular protection." The issue escalated to the U.S. Supreme Court where on October 19, 2009 Justice Kennedy issued a temporary block to the release of the names and then the following day the Court voted 8-1 (with John Paul Stevens being the lone dissenter) to withhold the signatures until the issue could receive a full hearing. The Supreme Court heard full arguments in the case, Doe v. Reed, on April 28, 2010. The Supreme Court decision would likely set a precedent for public disclosure rules for all referendum and initiative petitions within all states which use those citizen procedures. On June 24, 2010, the US Supreme Court rejected Protect Marriage Washington's claims in an 8–1 decision, with only Thomas dissenting. The court upheld the constitutionality of the Public Records Act under which the petition was requested. The question of whether to block release of the petition on narrower grounds was