county clerk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of county clerk
First recorded in 1685–95
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk imprisoned for election-machine tampering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
CoreLogic aggregates public deed records from over 3,000 county clerk and recorder offices across the United States.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
When county clerk Brianna Lennon got an email in November saying a newly expanded federal system had flagged 74 people on the county’s voter roll as potential noncitizens, she was taken aback.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
The machine in question was taken out of action until it was inspected, and later in the day the county clerk posted a video on Facebook showing the machine working correctly.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
Beyond that, the jailhouse, but a larger jailhouse now, painted brown, with an office for the county clerk.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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