Buncombe County First Jurisdiction in North Carolina Accepting Same-Sex Marriage Applications
Register of deeds will seek approval for the applications from the state, which is set to reject them
Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger this morning became the first government official in North Carolina to seek approval for granting same-sex marriage licenses, though the state Attorney General Roy Cooper has already indicated the licenses will not be granted.
With a crowd of about 100 in the deeds office lobby cheering them on, same-sex couples filled out paperwork for marriage licenses beginning about 8 this morning.
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