Mission Statement

Welcome to the Douglas County Clerk Webpage

The County Clerk is an elected official with a four-year term of office. Many duties of the Clerk are set by state statute. To carry out these duties, the Clerk's Office has three major divisions. The Recording Division keeps a permanent public record of real estate transactions, liens, plats and partitioning maps, and mining claim locations. The Elections Division is responsible for registered voters, and for conducting and administering all elections in the County, including Primary and General Elections as well as elections for cities, schools and special service districts. The Archives Division stores records which must be preserved permanently, or for some records, maintained for a specified period of time.

The County Clerk also provides the board clerk for the Board of Property Tax Appeals; keeps a permanent record of the official proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners; issues marriage licenses (and may perform marriage ceremonies); and serves as the Federal Passport Agent for the County. The Clerk's Office is oriented toward serving the public and assisting citizens in their search for recorded information.