Welcome

Mary Beth Merritt, County Clerk
Donna Helms, Deputy Clerk
Lynn Reed, Elections Deputy
Debbie Bowling, Recording Deputy & Commission Secretary

Norma Lilly, Fiduciary Supervisor

Duties

• Responsibilities Voter Registration
• Train election poll workers - work with political parties - to get election poll workers
• Count ballots following elections, canvass and certify results
• Provide a list of the number of votes cast per precinct to the public
• File for Political Office Early and Absentee Voting
• Maintain payroll for all county employees
• Accounts Payable for county
• Maintain all county financial records
• Maintain all orders of County Commission
• Record minutes of County Commission

Use the County Clerk's office to:

• To access copies of records Register to vote, change party affiliation/address/last name on voter registration
• File deeds, trust deeds, births, marriages, deaths, miscellaneous judgments and platmaps
• File wills and estates with Fiduciary Supervisor
• Purchase hunting/fishing licenses Real estate research
• Genealogy research
• For candidates, file campaign financial statements

We also:

• Issue marriage licenses (Same day - $36.00, no waiting period or blood test)
• Record oil/gas leases Issue
• Justification of Surety (for Property Bond)
•  Redeem delinquent land sold for taxes

Special Programs/Services offered by this office:

• Set up special voters registration programs
• Speak with groups about the election process