McDonell said he expects many couples will want to wed as soon as possible, to get their marriages on the record before anything can be done to take away the right, even temporarily.

There is a six-day waiting period between the issuance of a marriage license and when a couple can be married, but that waiting period is waived — for a $25 fee in addition to the $125 license fee — if the couple says there are extenuating circumstances, McDonell said.

The potential for a reinstatement of the ban would qualify as such a circumstance, he said.

Milwaukee County Clerk Joseph J. Czarnezki said he has made arrangements similar to those McDonell discussed, although it’s not clear if the courthouse there will remain open extra hours.

Czarnezki said that in some Republican-leaning counties, clerks may not be as enthusiastic as he and McDonell are, but he said he doubted any county would make it difficult for same-sex couples.

“There are some who may not agree that the law should be overturned, but I’ve had conversations talking to clerks of both parties and I think everyone will treat this group the same as opposite-sex couples are treated,” Czarnezki said.