Texas clerks waiting on corrected certificates

While the Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decision to ban same-sex marriages, many couples are having to wait to tie the knot until software updates change forms from “man and woman” to “applicant 1 and 2.”

That’s the holdup in nearby Parmer and Bailey County, where county clerks said they are waiting on third-party vendor software to correct marriage applications and licenses before they can issue them to anyone.

Parmer County Clerk Geri Bowers said she has had two people call her office since Friday, but she won’t be able to issue marriage licenses until the software corrects the fields.

Bailey County Clerk Robin Dickerson said she expects the update to take one to two weeks.

Other than a wait for the software update, Bowers and Dickerson said the respective counties will follow the same procedure they would with any couple if they receive a license request from a same-sex couple.