{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"E. Merita Lewis-Spencer","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"E. Merita Lewis\u2011Spencer is the incumbent Register of Deeds for Hyde County, North Carolina, and is seeking re\u2011election as the Democratic candidate in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 race for the same office. The Register of Deeds is responsible for maintaining and providing public access to land records, deeds, mortgages, and related documents, supporting genealogical research and other essential services for county residents[12][5].\n\nLewis\u2011Spencer first appeared on the ballot in the 2022 general election for Hyde County Register of Deeds, running as a Democrat on November\u202f8,\u202f2022[1]. Although the Ballotpedia entry does not detail the election outcome, the Hyde County government website now lists her as the current Register of Deeds, indicating she won the 2022 contest and has been serving in the role since then[5].\n\nIn her capacity as Register, Lewis\u2011Spencer oversees the office located on the second floor of the Hyde County Government Center, where the public can conduct research and review of property records[5][12]. The office provides essential services related to land records, genealogy, and other important documents for Hyde County residents[12]. She can be reached by phone at (252)\u202f926\u20114182 or by email at [email\u00a0protected] for inquiries about records or services[5].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [E. Merita Lewis-Spencer (Hyde County Register of Deeds, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/E._Merita_Lewis-Spencer_(Hyde_County_Register_of_Deeds,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [5] [Welcome to Hyde County, North Carolina](https://www.hydecountync.gov/departments/register_of_deeds.php)\n- [12] [Hyde County Register of Deeds, 30 Oyster Creek Rd, Swanquarter, NC 27885, US - MapQuest](https://www.mapquest.com/us/north-carolina/hyde-county-register-of-deeds-350344102)","firstname":"Merita","lastname":"Lewis-Spencer","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"2202d02ef8161e57"},"token":"ZjOEyc39d2k8RjHS"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"register_of_deeds","o.office":"register_of_deeds","office":"register_of_deeds","officedescription":"The register of deeds maintains the county's permanent public record of real-property instruments \u2014 deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats \u2014 and collects the state transfer and mortgage taxes on them. The record the office keeps is the legal backbone of property ownership.","officequalities":"- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies.\n- Accuracy and indexing discipline \u2014 an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.\n- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users and individual property owners.\n- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Register of Deeds","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Hyde County Register Of Deeds"}