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For gay couples in a hurry, the New York Times
cautions:
...under state law, 24 hours must pass after a couple receives their marriage license before they can formally wed, unless they receive a waiver from a judge.
The waivers are granted on a case-by-case basis. But court officials indicated that judges might be available to grant them on the 24th if, for example, the New York City clerk’s office decided to open that Sunday to accept marriage applications.
“Right now, there is no formal plan on our end,” said David Bookstaver, a spokesman for the state court system. “However, informally, several judges have expressed an interest in volunteering to perform gay marriages at the stroke of midnight if the city moves forward with an organized plan for midnight marriages.”
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