The governor Chris gray guar signed a measure, in Washington state, now joined several other states allow gay and lesbian partner married legalizing gay marriage.
Gray guar and secretary of state Sam reed authentication of the election day (Wednesday) afternoon, they are going to get married and social activists activities, support gay marriage couples joined. The law does not take effect until Thursday, gay and lesbian partner, can start picking their marriage certificate and permit in the auditor's office. Gold county, the state's largest, to Seattle, and thurston county, capital of the state of Olympia, will open the first Thursday morning, when the 12 points, began to issue a marriage certificate.
Because the country have three days of waiting period, the first wedding can is Sunday. Used in another country, like Massachusetts to allow gay marriage, marriage partner, will not have to remarry Washington state. Their marriage is effective, as long as the law into effect.
"This is a very important and historic day, in Washington, gray guar said:" before the signing of the measures, the official authentication of the election results. "For many years, we have said a step, a step, and this is our last step, in Washington state marriage equality."

Last month, Washington state, Maine, Maryland, become the public vote for the first state through the gay marriage. They joined other countries - New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and vermont - and the district of Columbia has made laws or issue the court's decision to allow gay marriage.
Referendum 74 in Washington state requirements voters approve or reject same-sex marriage to be legalized country law, lawmakers passed earlier this year. Gray guar signed the method, two months on the shelf, wait for the outcome of the election. Nearly 54% of voters approved measures.
The law does not require religious organizations or church wedding, and not by the church of punishment, if they don't get married gay or lesbian partner.
Heather Kawmoto and kellan, open, tacoma attended the signing ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, 9 year old daughter, and Kayleigh Kawmoto.
Kawmoto and Lancaster has more than 14 years, and since 2007 domestic partners, and they all said can't wait to finally picked up their marriage, as long as the Pierce county auditor office open time for Thursday morning at PM. They will be in a small ceremony in tacoma married last Sunday.
"This is our hope and dream of things," Lancaster said. "I didn't dare to hope that this will be a sound, we're just happy, it is."
Lancaster and Kawmoto said, in the past few years, they are about to get married sank in the reality, because they write their vows.
"We never know each other we can say those things," Lancaster said, started to cry, and Kayleigh hurriedly handed her tissue.
The us state of Maryland law, which comes into effect on January 1, but the husband and wife can begin to take up a marriage certificate on Thursday, the license as long as there is a effective on January 1,. Whether a court secretary is a effective after the permission, but they. To do so, they are not necessary. Maine on December 29, legal effect. Have a waiting period, in Maine, people can start to midnight just married.

 



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