BOISE, Idaho — A Republican state senator who vowed to protect “traditional” marriage plans to propose legislation that would eliminate marriage licenses in Idaho — a GOP tactic in other states to prevent same-sex marriages.
The proposal, which must be introduced by a legislative committee before it becomes a bill and is publicized,would eliminate licenses and instead direct officiants to issue marriage “certificates” following a ceremony between “two qualified people, a man and a woman,” said Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, in a Tuesday social media video.
House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, told the Idaho Statesman that the proposal appears to codify that “there would only be marriage recognized between a man and a woman.”
