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Duties of the
County Clerk
Without county clerks, many of
government's underlying responsibilities would go undone.
The main duties of the
county clerk are:
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Administering all
county and state elections, including early voting and
primaries, unless the commissioners court has transferred the
function to the tax assessor-collector or an office of county
election administrator;
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Serving as clerk of
the county court and the commissioners court and keep records of
the proceedings;
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Acting as recorder of
deeds and other instruments;
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Filing and recording
birth and death certificates;
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Recording assumed
names, wills and probate;
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Issuing marriage
licenses; and
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Accounting for all
funds paid to the office by way of fines and fees, and the
amount owed to county court jurors for service.
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