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The term "county clerk" has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an official of a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 government.

United States
Most counties in the U.S. have an elected county clerk whose responsibilities typically include election
Election

An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern Representative democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional government and local government....
 administration, the collection and filing of vital records such as birth certificate
Birth certificate

A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. Outside the United States, the term "birth certificate" refers to a certification of the original birth record....
s, death certificate
Death certificate

A death certificate, sometimes medical certificate of the cause of death , is a document issued by a government official such as a registrar of vital statistics that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death....
s, and marriage license
Marriage license

A marriage licence is a document issued, either by a Sacred Tradition or state authority, authorizing a couple to marriage. The procedure for obtaining a licence varies between countries and has changed over time....
s. A county clerk may also be the clerk to the local court system, with responsibilities for accepting and maintaining case files and other legal records.






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The term "county clerk" has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an official of a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 government.

United States


Most counties in the U.S. have an elected county clerk whose responsibilities typically include election
Election

An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern Representative democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional government and local government....
 administration, the collection and filing of vital records such as birth certificate
Birth certificate

A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. Outside the United States, the term "birth certificate" refers to a certification of the original birth record....
s, death certificate
Death certificate

A death certificate, sometimes medical certificate of the cause of death , is a document issued by a government official such as a registrar of vital statistics that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death....
s, and marriage license
Marriage license

A marriage licence is a document issued, either by a Sacred Tradition or state authority, authorizing a couple to marriage. The procedure for obtaining a licence varies between countries and has changed over time....
s. A county clerk may also be the clerk to the local court system, with responsibilities for accepting and maintaining case files and other legal records. In some states, such as New Jersey, the County Clerk is also the recorder of deeds
Recorder of deeds

Recorder of deeds refers to the government office tasked with maintaining a record of real estate ownership, as well as other deeds that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over that property....
. In some rural counties with relatively small populations, the clerk also exercises basic oversight and administrative authority over personnel and day to day operations of county government. These duties are often performed by a county administrator or other such executive officer in counties with larger populations.

New Zealand


New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 had counties
Counties in New Zealand

After New Zealand abolished its provinces in 1876, a system of county similar to other countries' systems was instituted, lasting with little change until 1989....
 in 1876-1989. Originally, the chief administrative officer of each county was titled "County Clerk". In the 1970s the city and county administrative procedures were largely merged; the Local Government Act 1974 declared that every such person (along with his or her urban counterpart the town clerk
Town clerk

A town clerk is a senior employee of a city, borough, or town administration....
) should henceforth be styled the "Chief Administrative Officer".

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Recorder of deeds
Recorder of deeds

Recorder of deeds refers to the government office tasked with maintaining a record of real estate ownership, as well as other deeds that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over that property....