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Iowa’s Gay Marriage By The Numbers
As Iowans celebrate same-sex equality, we’re breaking down the marriage minutia in easy number format! So what’s required to get gay married in State No. 3?
3 — Number of days usually required in Iowa before a marriage license is granted and a ceremony can be performed, though a judge can waive this rule.
18 — Minimum age of both partners
35 — Number of dollars required to pay the marriage license fee
2 — Witnesses required
2 — Number of people permitted to be part of the marriage
1 — Number of years at least one person in the marriage must live in Iowa to be granted a divorce
$35? I think we paid $89 in San Francisco and more including the ceremony fee. Which reminds me, I may have to be asking for that money back depending on what the feet-dragging CA Supremes do.