The measure intended for this November's ballot is just 14 words long: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognised in California."

对于同性婚姻问题，本次11月大选能够采取的应对措施可以归结为14个字：“在加州，只有男女之间的婚姻关系才是有效的，被认可的。”

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So, I think, from that standpoint, it creates some interesting legal issues for a court in trying to decide is this marriage valid or not.

所以我认为，从这个角度来看，不管法庭判定这桩婚姻是否有效，都会引发一些有趣的法律理由。

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Now, I declare: Mr. XXX and miss XXX affection is true, to create a better future for their full mental and physical readiness, their marriage is logical, procedure is valid!

现在，我宣布：XXX先生和XXX小姐的感情是真挚的，他们对共创未来已有了充分的心理和物质准备，他们的婚姻是合乎逻辑的，程序是合法有效的！

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According to Alpert, the issuance of a marriage license is a mandatory prerequisite to a valid marriage in California and generally comes before the ceremony.

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The courts grant a divorce to mark the end of a marriage that was valid when entered into, whereas an annulment is for a marriage that at no time was valid (as when one of the parties was under the age of consent at the time of the marriage).

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In most places, a marriage is valid if the license was properly filed and the parties held themselves out as being married, even when the only qualification of the officiant was an Internet certificate of ordination.

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