About Us

The Auditor?s office conducts elections for all taxing districts, performs recording, and a variety of licensing and other services. The office is organized into the following divisions:

The Elections Division conducts elections for all taxing districts in Pierce County, maintains voter registration files, verifies signatures on initiatives, referendums and petitions, processes absentee ballot requests, produces voter pamphlets for each election, assists with redistricting requirements, and provides federally required voter education and outreach.

The Recording/Licensing Division is comprised of five sections: Recording, Real Estate Excise Tax, Licensing, Vehicle/Vessel Licensing, and Animal Control.

Recording maintains the public record by recording, scanning, and indexing documents. Recorded documents include varied real property records such as Deeds and Deeds of Trust, recorded maps, UCCs, Military Discharge papers, Powers of Attorney, Liens, etc.

Real Estate Excise Tax collects tax due from the seller upon sale or transfer of real property and fixed mobile homes.

Licensing issues Marriage, Business, and Pet Licenses and processes Passport Applications, including photos.

Vehicle/Vessel Licensing renews vehicle and vessel license tabs, processes title transfers, issues license plates and various other permits for vehicles and vessels, and oversees Vehicle/Vessel Licensing subagents.

Animal Control provides animal care and control services throughout the unincorporated County.