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Ocean County Clerk

Ocean County Clerk - Full Term - Vote for OneAs one of Ocean County s Constitutional Officers, the County Clerk is responsible for the administration of a broad range of services offered by the County Clerk s Office including the supervision of the filing and recording of all documents affecting real estate ownership/transfer throughout Ocean County, assisting residents in obtaining Passports for foreign travel and the administration of all elections within the County.

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    John P. "Jack" Kelly
    (Rep)

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    Samuel Pinkava
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

What would your key priorities be as County Clerk, and how would you address these?

How has your personal or professional experience prepared you to serve as County Clerk?

How would you as Clerk protect elections in the county, including Vote By Mail ballots and Early Voting?

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Slogan Fighting for Ocean's Families
Campaign Email pinkavaforclerk@gmail.com
Education M.S. in Applied Mathematics
Employment Teacher at New Egypt High School
My key priority is to modernize the Clerk's office. Many records from before 1970 have not been digitized, and so we are losing our history. There are multiple nonprofits available to digitize our history at minimal cost to the taxpayers.
I have taught statistics for over a decade, and so I am very familiar with the tools needed to do the job. I was also a District Executive for Scouting America, and I managed 70 units with 500 volunteers serving 1400 youth.
I would protect elections by educating people on the current rules. I would also hold regular office hours in all of the offices around the county so constituents can come and ask questions. Multiple media channels would inform the public how to make sure that their vote is counted.