VOTE411 Voter Guide

The County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has five major functions:(1) Clerk of the County Board and Keeper of the County Records,(2) Chief Election Officer for Ogle County,(3) Keeper of Vital Records (Births, Civil Unions, Marriages and Deaths),(4) Computation of Property Taxes and Redemption of Delinquent Taxes,(5) Record and maintain all Land Transactions for Ogle County.By law, the County Clerk also files assumed names for businesses, issues civil union and marriage licenses and files Statement of Economic Interest.The County Clerk maintains records and issues certificates of vital records (birth certificates, civil union certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates) for Ogle County.The County Clerk issues recreation licenses, liquor licenses and video gaming licenses for unincorporated areas of Ogle County.The County Clerk’s office provides for the legal registration of voters and the maintenance of the voting record.The County Clerk supervises and provides training for election judges and is responsible for monitoring and supervising all deputy voting registrars, including training seminars.The County Clerk administers elections of national, state and county officials within Ogle County. There are 51 precincts with approximately 34,000 registered voters under the jurisdiction of the County Clerk. The Clerk also administers all elections for schools, parks, townships, and other special districts under her jurisdiction. The County Clerk computes the tax rates of the various units of government based on the amount of assessed value within the district. Taxes are set by dividing the levy (taxes requested by district) by the assessed valuation (rate = levy/assessed value.) From these rates, individual tax bills are prepared.The County Clerk keeps an accurate record of all proceedings of the County Bo