On June 11, the North Carolina legislature voted to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of the bill allowing the state’s magistrates to recuse themselves from performing same-sex marriage civil ceremonies.

“Magistrates Recusal for Civil Ceremonies,” which is Senate Bill 2, allows “magistrates, assistant registers of deeds and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objection.”

The bill’s primary sponsor was Sen. Phil Berger, R-Guilford. Western North Carolina Sens. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, and Dan Soucek, R-Watauga, were two of 17 co-sponsors.

Here is how lawmakers from across North Carolina voted to override the governor’s veto, as reported by the N.C. General Assembly:

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Vote Check: How the NC Senate, House voted on same-sex marriage veto override

by Angie Newsome, Carolina Public Press
June 15, 2015

<h1>Vote Check: How the NC Senate, House voted on same-sex marriage veto override</h1> <p class="byline">by Angie Newsome, Carolina Public Press <br />June 15, 2015</p> <p>On June 11, the North Carolina legislature voted to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of the bill allowing the state’s magistrates to recuse themselves from performing same-sex marriage civil ceremonies.</p> <p>“Magistrates Recusal for Civil Ceremonies,” which is Senate Bill 2, allows “magistrates, assistant registers of deeds and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objection.”</p> <p>The bill’s primary sponsor was <strong>Sen. Phil Berger</strong>, R-Guilford. Western North Carolina <strong>Sens. Ralph Hise</strong>, R-Mitchell, and <strong>Dan Soucek</strong>, R-Watauga, were two of 17 co-sponsors.</p> <p>Here is how lawmakers from across North Carolina voted to override the governor’s veto, as reported by the N.C. General Assembly:</p> <h2>NC House</h2> <figure class="wp-block-table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Democrat</td> <td>Republican</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Ayes:</b></td> <td><strong>Representative(s):</strong><br /> Brisson; C. Graham; Waddell</td> <td><strong>Representative(s):</strong><br /> Adams; Arp; Avila; Bishop; Blackwell; Blust; Boles; Brawley; Brody; Bryan; Bumgardner; Burr; Cleveland; Collins; Conrad; Davis; Dixon; Dobson; Dollar; Elmore; Faircloth; Ford; Fraley; Hager; Hastings; Holloway; Horn; Hurley; Iler; J. Bell; Jones; Jordan; L. Johnson; Lambeth; Langdon; Lewis; Malone; McElraft; McGrady; McNeill; Millis; Pendleton; Pittman; Presnell; R. Brown; R. Turner; Riddell; Robinson; Ross; S. Martin; Saine; Schaffer; Setzer; Shepard; Speciale; Stam; Steinburg; Stevens; Szoka; T. Moore (SPEAKER); Torbett; Warren; Watford; West; Whitmire; Yarborough</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Noes:</b></td> <td><strong>Representative(s):</strong><br /> Adcock; Ager; Alexander; B. Turner; Baskerville; Brockman; Carney; Cotham; Cunningham; D. Hall; Earle; Farmer-Butterfield; Fisher; Floyd; G. Graham; G. Martin; Gill; Glazier; Goodman; Hamilton; Hanes; Harrison; Holley; Insko; Jackson; L. Bell; L. Hall; Lucas; Luebke; Meyer; Michaux; Queen; R. Johnson; R. Moore; Reives; Richardson; Salmon; Willingham</td> <td><strong>Representative(s):</strong><br /> Catlin; Daughtry; Tine</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Exc. Absence:</b></td> <td><strong>Representative(s):</strong><br /> Hunter; Pierce; Terry; Wray</td> <td><strong>Representative(s):</strong><br /> B. Brown; Bradford; Hardister; Howard; Jeter; Zachary</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </figure> <hr class="wp-block-separator" /> <h2><strong>NC Senate: <a href="http://ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S2v4.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senate Bill 2</a></strong></h2> <figure class="wp-block-table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Democrat</td> <td>Republican</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Ayes:</b></td> <td><strong>Senator(s):</strong><br /> Clark</td> <td><strong>Senator(s):</strong><br /> Apodaca; B. Jackson; Barefoot; Barringer; Berger; Bingham; Brock; Brown; Cook; Curtis; Daniel; Gunn; Harrington; Hise; J. Davis; Krawiec; Lee; McInnis; Meredith; Newton; Pate; Rabin; Rabon; Randleman; Rucho; Sanderson; Soucek; Tillman; Tucker; Wade; Wells</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Noes:</b></td> <td><strong>Senator(s):</strong><br /> Bryant; D. Davis; Ford; Foushee; J. Jackson; Lowe; McKissick; Robinson; Smith; Smith-Ingram; Van Duyn; Waddell; Woodard</td> <td><strong>Senator(s):</strong><br /> Alexander; Hartsell; Tarte</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Exc. Absence:</b></td> <td><strong>Senator(s):</strong><br /> Blue; Stein</td> <td><strong>Senator(s):</strong><br /> <span style="font-style: italic">None</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </figure> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org/22791/vote-check-how-the-nc-senate-house-voted-on-same-sex-marriage-veto-override/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org">Carolina Public Press</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-cropped-CPPlogo_icon_RGB.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://carolinapublicpress.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=22791" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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