Civil Beat is hosting a live blog and chat for the special legislative session convened to address same-sex marriage.

Reporters Chad Blair and Nathan Eagle are at the State Capitol covering the session. Engagement Editor Gene Park will be curating their updates along with and other user posts from social media.

Comments are allowed in the live blog, and you can directly ask the reporters questions. Additional login is not necessary, so you do not have to use Facebook or any other account to comment.

However comments will be moderated for approval before they are published on the live blog. Please be civil and ask questions germane to the central issue.

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