Boston Herald - Boston Herald: San Diego clerk withdraws bid to revive Prop. 8

Boston Herald - Boston Herald
 
San Diego clerk withdraws bid to revive Prop. 8
Aug 3rd 2013, 23:47, by By Associated Press, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County government official in charge of issuing marriage licenses has withdrawn a legal bid to stop gay marriage because another group already has a similar challenge pending.

San Diego County Clerk Ernest Dronenburg Jr. said in a statement Saturday that he was withdrawing his request for the state Supreme Court to halt gay weddings because the sponsors of a 2008 ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage have filed a similar petition.

Gay rights groups had criticized Dronenburg for making the request last month.

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