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Yamhill County clerk warns of deed‑fraud risk, DMV legacy voter errors; outlines election timeline
Summary
Clerk Carrie Hinton told commissioners the county is monitoring deed‑recording fraud and DMV 'legacy' voter‑registration errors, described steps the clerk's office is taking to protect voter rolls and property owners, and reviewed the May special election mailing and related administrative bills.
Carrie Hinton, Yamhill County clerk, told the Board of Commissioners on April 17 that her office is monitoring two separate issues that could affect county residents: forgery‑based deed fraud and legacy voter‑registration records detected during DMV reviews.
Hinton said deed‑recording fraud — described in the meeting as forgery or “seller impersonation” — is difficult to stop at the recording counter because county recording staff must accept documents that meet statutory filing requirements. If a fraudulent document meets those statutory elements, clerks are legally required to record it, she said. Hinton advised people who believe they have been victimized to seek legal counsel and report the matter to local law enforcement. The clerk’s office is working with its recording software vendor to offer a property‑alert service to local property owners; the vendor’s county fee was described as roughly $1,600 per year, and the county intends to offer a free…
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