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Contest for Register of Deeds
general - Partisan - Register
About this office
The register of deeds maintains the county's permanent public record of real-property instruments — deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats — and collects the state transfer and mortgage taxes on them. The record the office keeps is the legal backbone of property ownership.
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.
- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies.
- Accuracy and indexing discipline — an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.
- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users and individual property owners.
- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Trena Jones's biography shows relevant experience working on staff in the Tipton County Register of Deeds office alongside the current register. This background suggests familiarity with local recording workflows and public-access service duties. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing county budgets or implementing modern electronic submission systems for title companies.
Stephanie A. Presley is the Republican nominee for Register of Deeds in Tipton County. Her biography confirms her candidacy but does not indicate prior experience managing land records or knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes. Bio does not indicate relevant administrative experience or technology literacy.
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