Dec 19th, 2008 · In a small town north of Cairo, Egypt, Amal Suleiman has quietly made history by becoming the first female marriage official in the Muslim world. She says she's no radical but that expanding career choices for Muslim women is simply a matter of common sense.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · Pat Bower, town registrar for Lynchburg, Va., says she expects a big increase in absentee-ballot applications this year. Tuesday was the first day absentee ballots were available in the state for the Nov. 4 general election.
Sep 19th, 2008 · In 1979, the Supreme Court guaranteed students the right to vote in the communities in which they attend school. But election officials can make it difficult. In Norfolk, Va., the local registrar has reportedly barred students who live in dormitories from registering to vote.
Jun 17th, 2008 · In California, two elderly women were one of the first same-sex couples to marry in the state. Their marriage begins a busy week for county registrars around the Golden State. The state's Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage took effect Monday.
May 7th, 2005 · How do thoroughbred horses get their colorful -- and sometimes inscrutable -- names? On Kentucky Derby Day, Jockey Club registrar Rick Bailey lets Jennifer Ludden in on the secret.