Marriage Laws in the States
AK Documents, proof of Identification: Picture ID such as a driver's license. If application is mailed or faxed in, it must be witnessed by a Notary Public.
SS# No
Residency Requirement: No
Waiting Period: 3 days.
Fees: $25
Blood Tests: No
Under 18: through parental consent
Valid: for 90 days
DEDocuments, proof of Identification: Valid Driver's License or Birth Certificate
SS# requested: Yes
Application requirement: Both in person
Residency Requirement: No
Waiting Period: 1 day; or 4 days if both spouses are non-residents
Fees: $35
Blood tests: No
Under 18: No
Valid: 30 days
IDID Requirement: Valid Driver's License and Birth Certificate.
SS# No
Residency Requirement: No.
Application Requirement: in person
Waiting Period: No waiting period.
Fees: $28
Blood Tests: No
Except:
• Idaho Code 32-412A requires both parties to read and sign a premarital AIDS educational pamphlet.
Under 18: Applicant under 16 years of age needs the following: A court order
16 through 17: through Parental consent
Common Law Marriages: No.
Cousin Marriages: No.
Officiants: within 30 days after the marriage.
Valid: There is no expiration on the license. It is good forever, as long as the same two parties listed use it in Idaho.
ME Documents, proof of Identification: Picture ID, Birth Certificate, vital stats and geneological info
SS#: Yes
Fee: $20
Blood Test: No
Cousin Marriage: First cousins can marry with a physician's certificate of genetic counseling
Waiting Period: 3 business days (can be waived by a judge)
Application Requirement: In person
Under 18: through parental consent.
Under 16: parental consent and the written consent of a judge.
Expiration: 90 days
Residency Requirement:
• If both are residents of the state of Maine, then each registers in their town of residence.
• If one is from out of state, then they both register in the town where one holds residency.
• If neither one is a resident of the state of Maine, then both must register in the town where the ceremony is to take place.
Fees: $20
Valid: for 90 days
MT Documents, proof of Identification: Picture id and certified copy of birth certificate.
SS#: No
Residency Requirement: No
Waiting Period: No waiting period unless under the age of 18.
Fees: $30.25
Blood Tests: Yes, the bride is required to take a blood test for rubella.
Under 18: If 16 or 17 years old, must obtain consent of both parents unless only one parent has legal custody. Both must attend at least two counseling sessions that are at least 10 days apart. This has to be done with a designated counselor who will then have to provide a letter that states the names of the couple, their ages, the dates of the counseling sessions, and what the counselor thinks about their possible marriage. Then judicial consent signed by a district court judge must be given for the Clerk of court's office to issue a marriage license.
• No one 15 years of age or younger may marry in Montana.
Valid: for 180 days
NHDocuments, proof of Identification: Picture ID
SS#: Yes
Fee: $45
Blood Test: No blood test
Cousin Marriage: No
Waiting Period: 3 days (can be waived by a judge)
Application Requirement: In person
Under 18: A female between the age of 13 and 17 years and a male between the age of 14 and 17 years can be married only with the permission of their parent (guardian) and a waiver.
A female below the age of 13 and a male below the age of 14 are not allowed to marry under any conditions. "good and special cause" may allow for waiver of requirements.
When either of the applicants is not yet 18 years of age but meets the minimum age requirements whether a resident or marrying a resident of this state, when joined in the request by their parents or guardian, he/she may request and obtain permission to marry by applying to a justice of the superior court or to the judge of probate where one of the parties resides within N.H.
Residency: If non-residents, must be filed with same city or town as marriage. If both parties under 18 and non-residents, cannot marry.
Expiration: 90 days.
NDDocuments, proof of Identification: Picture ID
SS requested #: No
Fee: $35
Blood Test: No
Cousin Marriage:
Waiting Period: No
Application Requirement: In person
Under 18: If a person is between sixteen and eighteen years of age, a marriage license may not be issued without the consent of the parents or guardian. This requires a notarized statement. (This form available at the office that issues Marriage License).
Under 16: No
Expiration: 60 days
Residency: no
SDDocuments, proof of Identification: Drivers License or a certified copy of a Birth Certificate.
SS#: No
Fee: $40
Blood Test: None
Cousin Marriage: No
Waiting Period: none
Application Requirement: Both parties in person at county office
Under 18: Applicants 16 and 17 must have parental consent. South Dakota law does not permit marriage of those under 16.
Expiration: 20 days
Residency: No
VTDocuments, proof of Identification: Picture id and Birth Certificate, know vital statistical and geneological info
SS#: No
Fee: $20
Blood Test: None
Waiting Period: none
Application Requirement: In person at location of residency
Age requirement: At least 16, minors must get consent of parent or guardian
Expiration: 60 days
Residency: Some limitations: Must get license in same county where marriage takes place and provide birth certificate if not resident, must also prove that you are not evading laws of resident state
Cousin Marriage: Yes.
Same Sex Marriage: No. Vermont registers and recognizes civil unions.
WYDocuments, proof of Identification: Drivers license, Birth Certificate, geneological info
SS#: No
Fee: $25
Blood Test: No
Cousin Marriage: No
Waiting Period: No
Application Requirement: bride & groom & personally known witness apply in person.
Age requirement: 18 years old or 17 with parental consent or 16 with court order
Expiration: none
Residency: None
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None of our states recognize the initiation of common-law marriages.
No state allows same-sex marriage but Vermont does have a registration for civil unions.
No info is presented here on requirements of who may perform marriages, as differences are almost indistinguishable, --all except for Montana which noticeably has the least restrictions on who may marry.
Montana also apparently allows proxy marriages, or in other words, you can have someone else say your vows for you if you can't make it on your wedding day!

So, if we are going to assign points to all of the above, Some consideration ought to be given to MT and VT for these.
VT and ME allow cousin marriages
For id requirements, AK, ND, and NH are the least restrictive while WY may be the most restrictive, followed by Maine. All of the other states fall somewhere in between.
For requsting/requiring a SS# to get married: DE, ME, NH require them, but unknown whether a license may be denied for not providing one.
For blood tests: MT is only that requires one. ID requires reading an AIDS brochure.
For residency requirements: The Northeastern states of ME,NH,VT have limited restrictions and DE requires 3 extra days to process out-of-state applications.
For waiting periods: ME and NH have 3 day-long waiting periods, waivable by a judge (NH recommends applying 3 weeks in advance),DE=1, AK=3 days, all other states have no waiting periods.
For fees: ME=$20, VT=$20, AK=$25, WY=$25, ID=$28, MT=$30.25, DE=$35, ND=$35, SD=$40, NH=$45
For application requirements, AK is least restrictive followed by all the other states and WY requirement for a witness makes it the most restrictive.
For age requirements, NH allows most leeway for minors while DE allows only 18+ to be married. Not enough info to analyze other states to make an accurate comparison , though much info is posted above.
Much of this info came from the state websites and
http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/index.shtml