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Kern County Auditor-Controller-County Clerk Ann Barnett repeatedly tried to avoid licensing and performing marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples, interviews and e-mails obtained by The Bakersfield Californian.
At her request, County Counsel Bernard Barmann filed a brief with the California Supreme Court opposing implementation of the May 15 ruling allowing gay marriage.
She tried to resign her elected position as county clerk — while keeping her positions as auditor-controller and elections boss.
“She really wanted to get rid of it,” Barmann said.
And finally, when the ruling came down Wednesday that she had to license same-sex marriages, she decided to stop performing all weddings. That involved canceling 25 heterosexual ceremonies that had been scheduled after June 13, according to her staff.
Posted on 6/10/08; 7:10:22 PM to the Narrow Minded Nit-Wits Department Send email to Yellow Dog- Discuss
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