Judge waives waiting period for gay Iowa couple
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A same-sex Iowa couple will be allowed to wed as soon as Monday after a judge allowed them to bypass the state's three-day waiting period.
Melisa Keeton and Shelley Wolfe of Des Moines received their waiver by 9 a.m.
Same-sex couples in Iowa began applying for marriage license Monday after a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay unions took effect.
The high court issued an order early in the day confirming that the appeals process in the case has officially concluded.
The Iowa Supreme Court's unanimous and emphatic decision on April 3 made Iowa the third state to allow same-sex marriage, joining Massachusetts and Connecticut. Vermont has passed a law that will take effect in September.
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