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County clerk urges consolidated early-voting site, new software and more staff

3040854 · April 17, 2025
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Berrien County Clerk Adam Clark urged the board to find a county-owned, ADA-accessible location to centralize early voting and equipment storage, cited $226,000 in state grants won by the office, and said the clerk’s office will seek new vital-records and campaign-finance software and additional court staff.

Adam Clark, Berrien County clerk, told the board the clerk’s office will deliver its annual guide and highlighted priorities for the coming year: consolidating early-voting operations, upgrading software and adding staff to handle rising workloads.

Clark said the clerk’s office secured about $226,000 in state grant money that reduced costs for local jurisdictions and credited former Clerk Sharon Tyler and staff for accomplishments over the past year. He reported modest changes in vital records — a slight decrease in births, a marginal increase in marriages and an increase in deaths — and said concealed-pistol-license (CPL) permit activity rose, with the office receiving both…

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