Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed an executive order on Tuesday for new marriage licenses statewide that will no longer require county clerks' names to appear on them.
The name removal is an attempt to protect the religious beliefs of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis and other local elected officials, according to Bevin, now that same-sex marriage is legal across the nation.
Kentucky has been at the center of controversy after Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples, despite a historic Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriages across the country.
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