The controversy continues after Kern County's Clerk announced weddings will not be performed at the county building as of June 13.
Members of the gay-and-lesbian community are questioning her decision and now, so is another Kern County elected official.
A county supervisor is blasting Kern County Clerk Ann Barnett and calling for change.
Now a county supervisor is coming forward to challenge Barnett's decision.
Second District Supervisor Don Maben plans to bring up this issue at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.
"I think this was the only excuse she could come up with." said Maben. "She is denying them their right by denying everyone their right."
Maben said he hopes to find another county department that can offer civil ceremonies to all couples.
Barnett refused to answer our questions on camera today and delayed a wedding ceremony so that we would not film it.
For the fourth day in a row, Kern County Clerk Ann Barnett refuses to answer questions about her announcement Wednesday that weddings would no longer be performed at the county building.
This came after California's highest court refused to set aside its decision legalizing same-sex marriages.
Barnett said, "We made our decision clear and I will not comment any more about. I really have other things to do."
In accordance with the law, same-sex marriage licenses will be issued, but Barnett's office will no longer officiate any weddings.
In a press release, Barnett said budgetary problems and security concerns are to blame for her decision.
Gerardo and Inez Salas, one of the last couples to get married at the county office, invited 17News to film their wedding Friday, but as they waited for their name to be called, a county employee spoke with Barnett and then said 17News cameras could not come inside.
Because the County office is a public building, they agreed to allow 17News to shoot the couple's wedding.
The Kern County Clerk's decision to stop performing marriage ceremonies is getting national attention.
The San Jose Mercury News, The Minneapolis- Saint-Paul-Star-Tribune, The Charlotte Observer, WBAY in Green Bay, and KSBY in San Luis Obispo are all covering the controversy.
As it stands, gay and lesbian couples can legally get married in Kern County beginning June 17.
