MN Same-Sex Couples Start Signing Up to Marry

County offices around the Twin Cities began accepting marriage applications from same-sex couples Thursday, with the Maple Grove Service Center the second site in Hennepin County to open. 

The first same-sex couple in Minnesota to apply was at Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis, where the license counter opened at 7:30 a.m. 

Maple Grove's service center was set to open at 8 a.m., with Hennepin County's Southdale, Ridgedale, Brookdale and Midtown offices opening at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013. 

Marriage becomes legal for same-sex couples on Aug. 1, 2013. 

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