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PAIR TO FACE OFF FOR CLERK POSITION.


Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer

VENTURA - The top two finishers in the March primary will square off Nov. 5 to claim the job of retiring Ventura County Clerk-Recorder Richard Dean Richard Dean (1956 - December 27 2006) was an athlete, model and photographer, most known for co-hosting, Cover Shot, a television makeover show, on the American cable TV network TLC. .

Assistant County Recorder County Recorder may mean any of the following, in the context of a county:
  • a recorder of deeds
  • a recorder of wildlife
 Philip Schmit says his decade of experience makes him the best candidate for the job, while retiring Ventura County Board of Education Trustee Yvonne Gallegos Bodle says she is better qualified.

The County Clerk The term "county clerk" has been commonly applied, in several English-speaking countries, to an official of a county government. United States
Most counties in the U.S.
 and Recorder's Office serves the public in a number of ways, including issuing marriage licenses, taking fictitious Based upon a fabrication or pretense.

A fictitious name is an assumed name that differs from an individual's actual name. A fictitious action is a lawsuit brought not for the adjudication of an actual controversy between the parties but merely for the purpose of
 business name filings and maintaining all filings, including elections and confidential vital statistics records.

``The citizens deserve to have someone in there who knows the job, who doesn't need to spend four to five years learning what the job is about,'' said Schmit, 57. ``I am kind of the logical choice.''

In 1999, Schmit said, he instituted a new system, which is undergoing upgrades, that has the ability to make electronic recordings of real estate and related documents and operate from a satellite facility. Currently, state law has to be changed to allow for the county to offer electronic recording. Orange and San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States
San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854.
 counties have the technology.

And as elections officer, Schmit said he also would study whether electronic voting Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes.  is good for residents.

Bodle, 62, who served four years as trustee, touted her educational background, which includes being a professor of accounting and business at Ventura County Community College.

Her priorities include increasing voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. , which has dropped by 10,000 since 1998.

``This is a job that needs outreach and we need to get out to everyone, service clubs and schools and we need to get out to all the ethnic groups,'' she said, citing her involvement in numerous groups including United Way.

Bodle also said she would look to provide a satellite office for East County residents, push for legislation that would allow Ventura County to institute electronic filing, and make the office more customer-friendly.
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Date:Oct 10, 2002
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