Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder

Description

The office of the Clerk-Recorder issues marriage licenses, performs civil marriage ceremonies, processes fictitious business name filings, and provides for the qualification and registration of notaries, process servers and miscellaneous statutory oaths and other filings. The Recorder Division is responsible for the recording of deeds, deeds of trust, court decrees and many other documents affecting title to real property in Contra Costa County. The division also maintains Uniform Commercial Code filings, subdivision maps, vital records, including birth, death and marriages within the county. The Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder serves a 4 year term and receives a salary of $171,112.

Application Guidelines

To file for this position, follow these three simple steps: 1) Read the Candidate Guide that is published before the election for the contests that will be on the ballot. This can be found at http://www.cocovote.us/campaigns/candidate-filing/. Verify that you qualify for the position. You must be a U.S. Citizen and be a registered voter for at least 30 days within the district and qualified to vote for that office. 2) Complete the Candidate Application Packet, which includes forms for the nomination petitions, filing fee, declaration of candidacy, ballot designation, candidate statement of qualifications, statement of economic interests, and campaign finance disclosure. 3) Submit these forms within the filing window to the Contra Costa County Election Division 555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 271 Martinez, CA 94553.

Submit application to:
Contra Costa County - Elections, 555 Escobar St, Martinez, CA, 94553, US