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From the Associated Press:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington\u2019s campaign finance watchdog says the state\u2019s Catholic churches can\u2019t collect donations from parishioners for the campaign seeking to overturn the state\u2019s gay marriage law.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Last week, Yakima Bishop Joseph Tyson sent a letter to pastors in 41 parishes of the Yakima Diocese asking them to announce a special collection that would go to Preserve Marriage Washington, which is fighting the same-sex marriage law that was passed earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The diocese\u2019s chief of staff, Monsignor Robert Siler, said Tuesday that the expected collection date was Sept. 8-9.<\/p>\n

But Lori Anderson, a spokeswoman for the state\u2019s Public Disclosure Commission, says no organization can be an intermediary for a contribution. She says the church can hand out envelopes, but either a member of Preserve Washington has to be on hand to collect them or parishioners must send them in individually.<\/p>\n

Anderson said the restrictions stem from Initiative 134, which voters passed in 1992 to regulate political contributions and campaign spending.<\/p>\n

Siler said the diocese coordinated its efforts with the Washington state Catholic Conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as I know, the procedures we sent to the parishes meet the requirement of state law,\u201d he said, noting that the envelopes are preaddressed to the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not collecting and counting money,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re just collecting envelopes and forwarding them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson said that even so, what the church is proposing to do is what federal laws refer to as \u201cbundling,\u201d and that isn\u2019t allowed under state law. Anderson said PDC officials would be reaching out to church officials in the coming days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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