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The Washtenaw County Clerk's Office at 200 N. Main St. in Ann Arbor.

(Amy Biolchini | The Ann Arbor News)

The Washtenaw County Clerk's Office will open Saturday as a result of U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman's Friday decision to overturn Michigan's voter-approved ban on gay marriage.

As a result of lobbying by community members led by former Ann Arbor city councilwoman Sandi Smith, county officials decided to open the clerk's office for special Saturday hours in order to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

The clerk's office at 200 N. Main St. in Ann Arbor will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday to issue marriage licenses.

The decision to open the clerk's office was made late Friday night between Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel, Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Clerk Larry Kestenbaum and several county commissioners, said Commissioner Andy LaBarre.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners authorized Kestenbaum to implement a one-day reduction of a fee for skipping the three-day marriage license application waiting period from $50 to $0.01.

If one person in the couple to be married is a resident of Washtenaw County, they can apply for a marriage license in Washtenaw County. If neither is a resident, they must apply for a marriage license in the county they are to be married. That license is valid in that county only.

Both people applying for a marriage license must present a valid driver's license or a state-issued identification card showing a correct address, a birth certificate and a Social Security card or number.

View Washtenaw County's requirements for a marriage license

Amy Biolchini is the K-12 education reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Reach her at amybiolchini@mlive.com, (734) 623-2552 or on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County K-12 education stories on MLive.com.