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Cuomo will get the power to preside at weddings

June 25, 2015 3:00 PM·

In a last, last minute development, Governor Andrew Cuomo has requested the power to marry people.

People familiar with his push note that Cuomo has received several requests to solemnize gay weddings since 2011, when he signed a law legalizing same-sex marriages in New York. Melissa DeRosa, Cuomo’s director of communications, did not say if he has any plans to officiate at specific events.

Presently, state law permits judges and mayors to officiate at weddings.

The new law will be included in the omnibus legislative package, known as “The Big Ugly,” which will be voted on later today.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/06/8570957/cuomo-will-get-power-preside-weddings

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.