Kentucky Governor Beshear Will Not Contest Altered Marriage Licenses

Frankfort, KY - Today, Kentucky's Governor Steven Beshear filed a response in Judge Bunning's court regarding the validity of the altered marriage licenses issued by the Rowan County Clerk of Court's office.

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The response, filed on behalf of Gov. Beshear and Wayne Onkst, in his official capacity as State Librarian and Commissioner of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, states they "will recognize as valid those properly-solemnized marriages performed pursuant to the altered licenses issued by the Rowan County Clerk's Office, unless directed to do otherwise by this Court or another court of competent jurisdiction." "The bottom line is Governor Beshear will not contest the altered marriage licenses which remove the name of Kim Davis and her official title, and state that the license is issued pursuant to a federal court order," said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. "Gov. Steve Beshear could have resolved this marriage license issue a long time ago, but he chose to ignore Kim's plea for help. Gov. Elect Bevin has promised to issue an executive order to protect the religious convictions and conscience of Kim Davis," said Staver. "In light of Gov. Beshear's response and the impending executive order of Gov. Elect Matt Bevin, there is no reason for Judge Bunning to act at this time," concluded Staver.