Santa Fe officials say gay marriage is legal in N.M., advise clerks to issue licenses
Gender neutral. Good call. ~ pinto
Santa Fe officials say gay marriage is legal in N.M., advise clerks to issue licenses
SANTA FE, N.M. — Just one week before the U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up the question of same-sex marriage, New Mexico’s capital city is declaring same-sex marriage legal in New Mexico and they’ve issued the legal memo and resolution supporting it.
Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and a City Council member say New Mexico county clerks should issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and Santa Fe’s city attorney says it would be legal to do so.
Coss and Councilor Patti Bushee plan to introduce a City Council resolution next week “recognizing” that same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico.
They have a legal memo in which City Attorney Geno Zamora says same-sex marriage is permitted in New Mexico.
Zamora says that’s partly so because New Mexico law defining marriage is gender-neutral and lacks any prohibition on same-sex marriage.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/03/santa-fe-officials-say-gay-marriage-is-legal-advise-clerks-to-issue-licenses/