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With the passage of Referendum 74, same gender couples will be able to apply for marriage licenses beginning on Thursday.
Couples planning to be married on Dec. 12 (12/12/12) must apply no later than Dec. 7, according to a press release from Spokane Country.
In anticipation of higher than normal volume, the Auditor’s Office-Recording, located in the Customer Service Center on the first floor of the Courthouse (1116 W. Broadway Avenue) will extend its business hours from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for one day only on Dec. 7.
For more information, go to www.spokanecounty.org/Auditor and click on “Marriage Information” or call the Spokane County Auditor’s Office at (509) 477-2260.
Where: Spokane County Courthouse, 1st floor (Customer Service Center)
1116 W. Broadway Ave.
(Courthouse doors open at 7:00 a.m., with security screening into the main hallway beginning at 7:30 a.m.)
When: Dec. 6
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 7 – business hours extended one day only!
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What to bring:
· $58 cash or check (no credit or debit cards accepted)
· Identification indicating age (state-issued photo ID preferred)
Requirements:
· 18 years of age or older (17 years of age if parent/guardian consent)
· No current spouse
· No current registered domestic partner, unless it’s the other party to this marriage
Tracy Simmons is an award winning journalist specializing in religion reporting, digital entrepreneurship and social journalism. In her 15 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti.
Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Currently she serves as the executive director of SpokaneFAVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Wash. She is also a Scholarly Assistant Professor at Washington State University.
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