county clerk
an elective county official in most U.S. states who generally keeps records of property titles, distributes ballots, issues licenses, etc.
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That’s consistent with his state being home to Kim Davis, the county clerk famously jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
House Republican tries to scrub online references to his anti-LGBTQ record | Chris Johnson | July 28, 2021 | Washington BladeIn Mississippi, the county clerk would demand a passage to be read from the state constitution and then decide if the prospective voter passed.
Some call voting restrictions upheld by Supreme Court ‘Jim Crow 2.0.’ Here’s the ugly history behind that phrase. | Gillian Brockell | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostAfter the election, Xiong took on a new role with her organization, seeking to connect California’s Hmong community with public services such as the Census Bureau, the county clerk, and vaccine registration.
The internet is excluding Asian-Americans who don’t speak English | Tate Ryan-Mosley | May 4, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn fact, the mistake was the result of human error and swiftly corrected, according to the county clerk and other Michigan officials.
Neither can governors, secretaries of state or county clerks.
The Trailer: Is election reform headed for passage, courts, or nowhere? | David Weigel | March 4, 2021 | Washington Post
Treasa Brown, the deputy county clerk, has advice for travelers: Leave your drugs at home.
U.S. Drug and Immigration Checkpoints Take Toll on Border Towns | Andrew Becker, G. W. Schulz | June 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Daily Beast also found in the county clerk records an admiralty lien by Bud Billings for $10 million in silver coins.
They were presided over by the county clerk, whose jurisdiction extended to forty shillings.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanLate in 1846 he proceeded to the Willamette valley, and settled near Salem, where he was county clerk and surveyor, dying in 1879.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerThere were only two bidders for the pistol, the writer and the deputy county clerk, Billy Burt, who got it for $13.50.
History of 'Billy the Kid' | Chas. A. SiringoThe county clerk's office occupied a part of the apartments of the present comptroller.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II | Stephen M. OstranderThe municipal court also held its sessions in the building, and it afforded room for the post office and county clerk's office.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II | Stephen M. Ostrander
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