ROUND TWO
Domestic partnership registries are open to all couples, regardless of sexual orientation. Photo via
Wikimedia Commons
ON OCT. 9, THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER
TWO VERSIONS OF A REVISED DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP REGISTRY FOR
COUNTY RESIDENTS
By Rachel Brown Hackney
Editor
On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the Sarasota County
Commission is expected to get a look at
revised drafts of an ordinance establishing a
domestic partnership registry in the county.
Ken Shelin, a former Sarasota city commissioner and a well-known advocate for the
establishment of such registries across the
state, presented a proposal for a countywide ordinance in an appearance before
Leigh Sprimont, commission services man- the commission on June 5. After almost an
ager, told The Sarasota News Leader this hour of discussion that day, the board members directed County
week that the agenda
Attorney Stephen
item tentatively was
DeMarsh to incorposet for the morning
I am hoping that they adopt the
segment of that meetrate into revised drafts
version providing for reciprocity.
ing; the agenda was
the suggestions they
not finalized prior to
had made and bring
Ken Shelin
Advocate
the News Leader's
the documents back
Domestic Partnership Registries
deadline.
to them for review.
