How to Use town clerk in a Sentence

town clerk

noun
  • Ray had worked as town clerk since 2004, McMillen said.
    Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk’s son.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Then the town clerk certifies the vote and sends it to the police station.
    Christopher Donato, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The town council also serves as the liquor licensing board, the town clerk, Millie McGinnes, told the Globe.
    Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
  • She was hanged, as was detailed by the Windsor town clerk in a diary entry.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Woodell said the idea for the signs came from the town clerk, who noticed similar signs in the town of Manchester, Vt.
    Fox News, 21 Dec. 2019
  • For several years, the tax assessor has also done the job of town clerk.
    Kathleen McWilliams, Courant Community, 10 May 2018
  • Linda Meade, a retired town clerk, has volunteered to pitch in at her old job.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 23 May 2022
  • Visitors also may check out the many public records available in the town clerk’s vault.
    Jesse Leavenworth, Courant Community, 7 May 2018
  • Some time after the couple moved in, Ms. Grava was standing in the front yard when the former town clerk happened by.
    Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018
  • MacNab said the town immediately shared the 2020 email with the rest of the council and sent it to the town clerk for inclusion in the public record.
    Cynthia Dizikes, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2021
  • All nomination will be given to the town clerk to put on the ballot after the March 15 meeting.
    baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The rules become effective each year after filing with the town clerk.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 19 Oct. 2020
  • When the married but childless Kehoe lost a local election for town clerk, his anger grew.
    Tom Nolan, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Applicants can print out the form or pick up a physical copy from their town clerk’s office.
    Michael Hamad, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • In a brief letter to the town clerk, Joly did not explain her rationale for resigning.
    Seamus McAvoy, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2022
  • This week, the town clerk verified the signatures on the recall petitions for the six town trustees and Mayor Megan Vasquez.
    John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2019
  • These applications can be picked up at the East Hampton Library or the town clerk's office.
    Courant Community, 5 June 2018
  • And Jane Farrell, the longtime town clerk here, scoffed at the notion with straight talk that was both economical and damning.
    Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The measure passed on a voice vote at the meeting attended by 573 people, according to the town clerk’s office.
    Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The town clerk will be there doing license renewals, so be sure to bring proof of Rabies vaccination.
    Courant Community, 15 May 2018
  • According to Holly McCleary, town clerk, the results of the election will be announced at the end of the night during a news conference at the reception hall.
    Madison Bateman, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 Oct. 2021
  • In scores of rural townships, a part-time town clerk is responsible for conducting elections and counting the votes.
    Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Voters can register register to vote online, or download a form to return to the town clerk's office by mail or in person.
    Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Casper, who has been acting town clerk, was elected to a three-year term as clerk, and Peter Mandly was elected trustee of veterans’ memorials for three years.
    Jill Terreri Ramos, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018
  • Paradise Valley's town clerk confirmed there will be no runoffs in that town, either, although those races weren't nearly as close as others in the northeast Valley.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
  • In March, the town clerk requested funding to install security cameras in the building.
    New York Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Voters in Michigan, a battleground state, can register and vote at the city or town clerk's office where the voter resides, with proof of residency in the city or township.
    Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Dunlap said a courier service has been contracted to begin retrieving the results from town clerks on Thursday.
    CBS News, 13 June 2018
  • The police initially contacted the Hamden town clerk and search for the victim’s burial permit at State Street Cemetery and then went to dig up the body, but the cemetery’s own poor record-keeping stifled their efforts.
    Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 11 June 2022

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