Clerk's Office

Deschutes County Elections goes to great lengths to ensure the security and integrity of the election process for every election. There is inherent security in the vote-by-mail process.  Below is a list of some of the processes that ensures its security and integrity.

Unofficial election results are available -->here<--

Deschutes County Clerk's Office is holder of several records regarding water rights in Central Oregon.  Among these records is an early 1900's Deschutes County Circuit Court case and court's opinion involving the determination of the relative water rights to use waters of the Deschutes River and its tributaries.  Also, the Clerk's Office has online  Water Certificates and an index to locate those certificates.

To obtain property value appeal forms, click on the following links:

Requirements for Finders of Property

Telephone:  541-388-5300  (see Court Directory for specific departments)

Deschutes County accepts the following death certificates for recording.

Oregon Death Certificates