Seattle City Hall opens for same-sex weddings Sunday, Dec. 9
Nov 16, 2012, 1:02 PM | Updated: 1:28 pm
Eight municipal judges are donating their time to marry couples between noon and 5 p.m. that Sunday. (AP Photo/File)
(AP Photo/File)
Seattle City Hall will open its doors for several hours on Sunday, Dec. 9, the first day same-sex couples can legally marry.
Mayor Mike McGinn’s office told KING 5 eight municipal judges are donating their time to marry couples between noon and 5 p.m. that Sunday, three days after Referendum 74 takes effect.
It’s not the only advantage eager to wed couples will get following the referendum’s implementation.
County Executive Dow Constantine said the County Recorder’s Office will open at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 6, the first official day licenses can be issued.
“I don’t want couples to wait a minute longer than legally necessary to get the rights that voters have recognized,” said Executive Constantine, who will personally sign the first marriage licenses at 12:01 a.m.
KIRO Radio’s Bill Larson and MyNorthwest.com’s Stephanie Klein contributed to this report.
