County Clerk & Elections

Overview & Services

The County Clerk's Office takes daily phone calls assisting people as well as those who walk in requesting information. The office also handles the following:

Act as secretary to the Board of County Commissioners by attending the sessions of the Board, either in person or by deputy
- Keep the seal, record the papers of the Board
- Sign the records of proceedings and attest the same with the seal of the county
Assist township, cemetery, watershed, and fire districts with budget preparations
Assist with genealogy research
Handle all county elections
Handle all voter registrations
Handle house moving permits
Maintain budgets for all county taxing entities
Maintain records for many items
Manage accounts payable
Manage open records request
Prepare the tax roll for the county and furnish an abstract of taxes to be collected to the County Treasurer
Boat registration - New and renewals
Sell cereal malt beverage licenses
Sell fish and game licenses
Serve as Election Officer for Dickinson County

The County Clerk's Office checks all budgets for legal limits and sets levies for:

County Budget
9 Cities
24 Townships
7 Fire Districts
30 Cemetery Districts
1 Hospital District
2 Watershed Districts
5 Schools
4 Recreation Commissions
Red Bud Lake
Chisholm Trail Ext. District

Submit an Open Records Request

County Commission

For agendas and minutes go to the Commission page.

County Clerk & Elections

Overview & Services

The County Clerk's Office takes daily phone calls assisting people as well as those who walk in requesting information. The office also handles the following:

Act as secretary to the Board of County Commissioners by attending the sessions of the Board, either in person or by deputy
- Keep the seal, record the papers of the Board
- Sign the records of proceedings and attest the same with the seal of the county
Assist township, cemetery, watershed, and fire districts with budget preparations
Assist with genealogy research
Handle all county elections
Handle all voter registrations
Handle house moving permits
Maintain budgets for all county taxing entities
Maintain records for many items
Manage accounts payable
Manage open records request
Prepare the tax roll for the county and furnish an abstract of taxes to be collected to the County Treasurer
Boat registration - New and renewals
Sell cereal malt beverage licenses
Sell fish and game licenses
Serve as Election Officer for Dickinson County