Republican Susan L. Vande Kamp has retained her position as county recorder.

With the exception of write-ins, Vande Kamp ran unopposed in this year’s election.

As a county recorder, her job is to maintain and issue out various types of records. Some of her work includes issuing marriage certificates and boat, snowmobile and ATV registration. She is also the treasurer of the county, according to the Story County Recorder website.

Documents recorded are “deeds, contracts, mortgages, assignments, releases, state and federal tax liens, affidavits, land surveys, subdivision plats, section corner certificates, condemnations, leases, trade names, bills of sale, financing statements and military discharges,” according to the recorder website.

Vande Kamp will also process passport applications by completing and mailing in the applications.

Starting July 1, 1997, recorders became registrars of vital records, which means the recorder office holds information on births, deaths and marriages for Story County.

Some of the other records include “deeds, contracts, mortgages, assignments, releases, state and federal tax liens, affidavits and land surveys,” according to the recorder website.

The Office of Recorder was created by the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa in 1839, according to the recorder website.