DES MOINES, Iowa - The only gay couple who were legally wed in Iowa are looking forward to getting some company. Iowa county clerks were to begin processing same-sex marriage applications Monday, following the Iowa Supreme Court's ruling on April 3 that legalized same sex-marriage. Iowa typically requires a three-day waiting period for marriages, but judges can waive that and allow immediate weddings.
Sean and Tim McQuillan of Ames took advantage of that when they persuaded a judge to grant them a waiver and marry immediately Aug. 31, 2007, during a few hours when gay marriage was legal in Iowa. A Polk County District Court judge who initially overturned the same-sex marriage ban quickly stayed his ruling pending an appeal.
By AMY LORENTZEN Associated Press Writer
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