North Carolina County Official Takes Step To Advance Same-Sex Marriage [Corrected]

In North Carolina, AP reports that Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger said yesterday that he will begin accepting marriage license applications from same-sex couples, but will then merely hold the applications and seek legal advice from state Attorney General Roy Cooper. The county official's statement came just hours after Attorney General Cooper said he personally supports same-sex marriage, but will defend the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in court. [An earlier version of this posting incorrectly referred to South Carolina.]