The Westchester County Clerk is the oldest elected office in

Westchester County, New York Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population ...

, having been established in 1683. The

County Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...

is charged with maintaining and preserving the official documents and records of the county thereof. The current Westchester County Clerk is

Timothy C. Idoni Timothy C. Idoni was elected mayor of the city of New Rochelle, New York, in 1991, and was reelected three times. He resigned in January 2006 after having been elected Westchester County Clerk. His term expired at the end of 2009. During his year ...

. The Westchester County Clerk is the Registrar of county land transactions and

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as well as the

Court clerk A court clerk (British English: clerk to the court or clerk of the court ; American English: clerk of the court or clerk of court ) is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining records of a court, administer oaths to witn ...

of the

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and County Court. The position is both a County Official and a New York State Constitutional Officer.

List of County Clerks

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* County clerks in New York (state) County government agencies in New York (state) Westchester County, New York {{US-gov-stub