Same-sex couples will be able to wed in California beginning June 17, U.S. media reported on Thursday.
The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional in a May 15 ruling, clearing the way for the state to become the second to legalize such marriages.
The state Department of Public Health said in an announcement that June 16 is the last day the state Supreme Court can rule on any requests for re-hearing.
On Wednesday, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera's office and organizations representing same-sex couples filed counterarguments to a request to delay the weddings until after the November election.
Groups opposed to same-sex marriage requested the delay last week, arguing that the voters in the fall almost certainly will decide the fate of a proposed amendment to the California Constitution to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples.
However, a Field Poll released also Wednesday showed that 51 percent of respondents backed legalizing same-sex marriage and 42 percent opposed it.
Forty-four same-sex couples had made appointments for June 16 with the San Francisco County clerk.
Source: Xinhua/Agencies
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