Officials in Kern, Calaveras and Butte counties say they’ll stop performing weddings for all couples because, among other reasons, the increased demand would overwhelm their staffs.
“We’ve done them when we can,” said Karen Varni, the clerk-recorder in Calaveras County. “They’ve been squeezed into other things, and due to budget restraints in our county and no actual place to do them, we’re not set up to do them.”
It looks like they will be using volunteers sympathic to the cause to solve the log jam
To help absorb the crowds, they are adding staff, extending hours and training and deputizing hundreds of volunteer marriage commissioners.
San Francisco expects to have trained more than 200 volunteer commissioners, most of them city staff, to help marry same-sex couples. In San Diego County, more than 50 workers from other departments within the clerk-recorder’s office have volunteered to issue licenses and to keep up with demand. In Los Angeles County, about 100 people have been deputized over the past two weeks to perform nuptials.
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mstar1
Who is they?
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Running out of money, eh?
Issuance of Public Marriage Licence: $89
Marriage Ceremony in City Hall: $67
Souvenir Marriage Certificate: $5
Proving that flaming cracks won't open up in the streets if you marry somebody of the same sex: Priceless
(sorry: i couldn't resist)
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Officials in Kern, Calaveras and Butte counties say they’ll stop performing weddings for all couples because, among other reasons, the increased demand would overwhelm their staffs.
“We’ve done them when we can,” said Karen Varni, the clerk-recorder in Calaveras County. “They’ve been squeezed into other things, and due to budget restraints in our county and no actual place to do them, we’re not set up to do them.”
It looks like they will be using volunteers sympathic to the cause to solve the log jam
To help absorb the crowds, they are adding staff, extending hours and training and deputizing hundreds of volunteer marriage commissioners.
San Francisco expects to have trained more than 200 volunteer commissioners, most of them city staff, to help marry same-sex couples. In San Diego County, more than 50 workers from other departments within the clerk-recorder’s office have volunteered to issue licenses and to keep up with demand. In Los Angeles County, about 100 people have been deputized over the past two weeks to perform nuptials.
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mstar1
I suppose its not surprising there is a backlog considering some of these couples have been waiting for over fifty years
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I'm not surprised ,only that they did not anticipate the problem and have a plan of action
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mstar1
A good lesson for the lawyers to get geared up for the gay divorces that will be coming in a few years.
Thats already a problem in the east.
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