Signature-gatherers at Washington State Fair must observe limits as lawsuit continues

The sidewalks along the main entrances to the Washington State Fairgrounds won’t be fair game for initiative signature-gatherers during Puyallup’s main event — at least this year.

A signature-gatherer sued the city of Puyallup this year, contending the so-called “pedestrian safety zones” that keep him from those entrances violate his free-speech rights.

While the lawsuit works its way through federal court in Tacoma, Roy Ruffino asked U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle to keep the city from enforcing the zones