@n8inSLC @thereubeh Even if the clerk is considered a ministerial officer, which I'm not sure about, it's a permissive provision, "may."
@n8inSLC @thereubeh And, it's clear that the clerk has not permitted the deputies to perform the act for her.
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@chrisgeidner@thereubeh but the context is clear that the "may" means at the deputy's discretion, not the clerk's. -
@n8inSLC@thereubeh That is not how I read such a statute. Not at all. -
@chrisgeidner@thereubeh We're talking about a ministerial act—a clerk doesn't have discretion to refuse a marriage license request from a… -
@chrisgeidner@thereubeh …qualified couple, so a clerk can't lawfully forbid a deputy from performing that act on the clerk's behalf. -
@n8inSLC@thereubeh OK. We disagree on this. But, the larger point here is that Bunning has not said, in any event, what he's doing here.
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@chrisgeidner@n8inSLC ahh, fair enough. Curious what the county executives thoughts are on all thisThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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