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Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:00 am
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Two months after the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the number of applications is climbing in parts of eastern Iowa.
County recorders say 100 same-sex marriage applications have been issued in Johnson County and another 71 in Linn County. Recorders say almost 75% of the applicants are women.
Recorders say in about 30% of applications, both partners are from out of state.
In April, Linn County recorded 182 marriage applications overall, up from 136 applications a year ago. But those numbers didn't carry through in May, when there were four fewer applications for marriage than in 2008.