New Paltz mayor plans more marriages next weekend

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. -- New Paltz Mayor Jason West said he won't perform any more gay or lesbian marriages until Saturday.

West said he has been overwhelmed by the number of people inquiring about the ceremonies since Thursday night when he announced it was his moral duty to marry homosexual couples.

Now West has a waiting list of 500 people and isn't sure how many couples he'll be able to wed next weekend. He has set up a waiting list on a website, www.villageofnewpaltz.org and said he will not accept "walk-ins."

West said he hasn't been served with any papers from prosecutors or officials who have said they will punish the mayor for performing what they claim are illegal ceremonies.

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