FIRST DONA ANA COUNTY … THEN SANTA FE COUNTY. NOW BERNALILLO COUNTY COULD BE NEXT TO ISSUE MARRIAGE LICENSES TO SAME SEX COUPLES. CLERK MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER HAS ORDERED ABOUT A THOUSAND MARRIAGE LICENSES PRINTED AND DELIVERED TO HER OFFICE TO BE READY IN CASE A JUDGE RULES MONDAY THAT THE MARRIAGE OF TWO WOMEN IN SANTA FE LAST FRIDAY IS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE.
IF THE JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF THEIR MARRIAGE, TOULOUSE OLIVER EXPECTS COUPLES TO IMMEDIATELY START APPLYING FOR MARRIAGE LICENSES.
LAST WEDNESDAY, DONA ANA COUNTY BEGAN ISSUING THE LICENSES, WITH 82 GAY COUPLES APPLYING FOR THEM BY THE END OF THE DAY. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A JUDGE'S ORDER LAST FRIDAY FOR SANTA FE COUNTY TO DO THE SAME.
