Mass. House votes to let out-of-state gays marry

BOSTON—The Massachusetts House voted Tuesday to repeal a 1913 law that had been used to block gay marriages involving out-of-state couples, all but assuring the state will allow same-sex couples to wed regardless of where they live.

The House vote came after the state Senate voted for the repeal earlier this month, and Gov. Deval Patrick has said he will sign the bill. Tuesday's vote was 119-36, after one member on each side of the question was allowed to vote after time expired in the initial roll call. The measure required one more procedural vote in each chamber before being forwarded to the governor.

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