CAMBRIDGE, Ohio -- Guernsey County couples hoping to tie the knot in a civil-marriage service - gay or straight - will have a hard time finding a local public official to perform the ceremony.

A survey of four eligible elected officials conducted by AVC News on Monday shows that none are performing civil ceremonies. Cambridge Mayor Tom Orr made the decision recently. Orr's administrative assistant, Mary Green, said that "Mayor Orr is no longer performing marriages because there are too many other things to fit into his schedule.” Green noted that Orr will perform any ceremonies already scheduled, but will do no more after that.

Green said that Orr's decision to stop performing civil marriages is not related to the recent legalization of same-sex marriages in Ohio.

AVC News is reaching out to other local mayors to see if any plan to perform civil marriage ceremonies.

Long-standing policies by both county judges, intended to avoid conflicts of interest, keeps them from performing such ceremonies. Probate Judge David Bennett said that previous probate judges set the precedent of shying away from performing marriage ceremonies, as his court issues marriage licenses for the county. In a similar vein, Common Pleas Court Judge David A. Ellwood said that he has performed only a few marriages in his 28 years on the bench, in part because his court hears divorce cases.

Judge Ellwood noted that he can only perform such a ceremony if called upon by the Probate Court.

Cambridge Municipal Court Judge John Mark Nicholoson said a busy court docket has precluded him from scheduling and performing civil ceremonies since mid-2014. Judge Nicholson said that "judges are duty-bound to follow the law," but added that, if called upon, he would consider both his legal and moral obligations.

So far, only one same-sex marriage license has been issued in Guernsey County.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on June 26 declared Ohio's 2004 gay marriage ban unconstitutional, along with similar bans in 13 other states.