The primary statutory responsibilities of the county auditor are: -  Recording (recording of real property documents such as deeds and other recorded documents). -  Licensing (licensing, titling, and registration for motor vehicles and watercraft, issuing various licenses such as marriage, and acting as agent for the State Department of Revenue in collecting certain fees and taxes). -  Elections and voter registration (acting as ex-officio supervisor of elections and administering voter registration and elections). -  County financial audit and administration duties includes auditing county expenditures, serving as ex officio supervisor of the state Auditor's Office Division of Municipal Corporations, preparation and administration of the county budget and preparing the annual financial report.