Last night, North Carolina Buncombe County Register of Wills Drew Reisinger's announced he would accept BUT not sign marriage applications from same-sex couples.
And so, the line began to form early today. From the AP:
An official in western North Carolina has accepted marriage license requests from 10 same-sex couples, despite a 2012 amendment to the state constitution forbidding such marriages.
Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger said he will hold the licenses and ask state Attorney General Roy Cooper for legal advice. Reisinger said he thinks the state's ban is unconstitutional.
Cooper said Monday that he supports gay marriage. But he has said he'll defend the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage. A spokeswoman for Cooper's office said the marriage licenses cannot be issued.
The state Attorney General has expressed his support for marriage equality but has stated he will defend the state constitutional ban until overturned by the courts or the people.
Watch the video below, which will make you beam as Carol McCrory and Brenda Clark, a couple for 25 years, apply for their marriage license and Drew Reisinger becomes a hero.
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