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Boom: California Issues Massive Number of Marriage Licenses

June 19, 2008 by Andy Towle

The L.A. Times reports that more marriage licenses were issued the first day of same-sex marriage in California than in a typical June week:

Cali“Just over 2,700 marriage licenses were issued in the state between 5:01 p.m. on Monday — when the state Supreme Court’s ruling lifted the ban on gay marriage — and the end of business on Tuesday. The statewide average for a whole week in June is about 2,460. Topping the list is Los Angeles County, the state’s largest with a population of about 9.9 million, which issued one license on Monday evening in Beverly Hills and 648 Tuesday. San Diego County, population about 3 million, was second with 230. San Francisco County, population 765,000 was third with 212. Officials in Sacramento County, which usually issues about 25 licenses a day, issued 134 by closing time at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The county has 1.4 million residents.”

In Los Angeles County, records were set: “Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean Logan said yesterday that 648 marriage licenses were issued in Los Angeles County as of 5:00 p.m. on June 17, 2008. In addition, 279 couples held marriage ceremonies at the RR/CC headquarters and district offices throughout the city. Prior to the implementation of same-sex marriage licensing, the licenses issued per day during the month of June was 194.”

The L.A. Times has created an interactive map with totals for each of the counties.

Filed Under: California, News Tagged With: California, gay marriage, Los Angeles, News

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