LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The executive director of the Association of Arkansas Counties says county clerks are scrambling to prepare for same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses after the state’s ban on gay marriages was overturned.
Chris Villines says he and his staff spent Saturday talking with clerks and attorneys about the ramifications of a Little Rock judge’s ruling Friday that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
Carroll County began issuing licenses on Saturday while Villines says he isn’t sure how many clerks will issue licenses starting Monday.
Villines says he’s disappointed a stay wasn’t issued pending an appeal - especially since clerks are in the middle of early voting for the May 20 primary. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says he will appeal the ruling and has asked the judge for a stay.
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