This safeguard tracks whether there are safeguards for government officials (who license and/or solemnize marriages) to recuse themselves from participation if the marriage conflicts with their personal religious beliefs. Solid dots below indicate that a state recognizes a right of recusal for government officials.
Note on citations:
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