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Lake County Clerk & Recorder/Auditor/Public Administrator

Official record keeper for the county and responsible for ensuring proper management of public funds.

Full office description

  • The county clerk maintains all official records for the county commission. The clerk and recorder's office also issues birth and death certificates and files and keeps real estate documents.
  • In some counties, the clerk and recorder's office is also responsible for elections administration and voting records.
  • The county auditor ensures the county's compliance with local, state, and federal laws and general accounting practices. Auditors examine the county's books to ensure proper handling of public funds.
  • The only state requirements to be elected to this role are being of voting age and living in the county for at least two years. Typically, a term lasts four years.

How this impacts you

  • CorruptionThe State Auditor's department is part of the government in charge of catching corruption in government spending and making sure that tax dollars are used appropriately.

Election results

WINNER

Kendra Steele

100%

12,618 votes

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