 On October 15, state officials obtained a two-day stay from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which the United States Supreme Court refused to extend on October 17.Although Alaska is one of a few states which enforces a three-day waiting period between requesting a marriage license and conducting a marriage ceremony, at least one same-sex couple had the waiting period waived immediately after the District Court's ruling.In March 1995, State Representative Norman Rokeberg responded to the sudden interest in same-sex marriage by introducing "House Bill 227" in the Alaska House of Representatives to add language restricting marriage to the union of one man and one woman to the state statutes.