Marriage: Some county clerks resist marriage ruling

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

As same-sex couples prepare to wed later this month, at least one county clerk in California’s conservative Central Valley is preparing to sidestep the state high court’s legalization of gay marriage by shutting down marriage ceremonies.

In fact, two Central Valley county clerks — Kern County’s Ann Barnett and Merced County’s Stephen Jones — issued statements this week stating they will issue the new gender-neutral marriage licenses as required by law on June 17, but refused to preside over any of the ceremonies, citing space and staff constraints . . .

The article also quotes Glen Lavy in connection with Alliance Defense Fund contacts with some of the clerks.