During this time, the three operations and 700 employees were situated in separate facilities. In July 1993 the department was able to fulfill its long term goal of merging all functions to one site, providing a permanent and secure headquarters for all operations, as well as its extensive volume of 160 million documents. The Los Angeles County Registrar's Office is responsible for the registration of voters, maintenance of voter files, conduct of federal, state, local and special elections and the verification of initiative, referendum and recall petitions. Each year the office participates in approximately 200 elections for schools, cities and special districts. There are approximately 3.6 million registered voters, and 6 thousand voting precincts established for countywide elections.
Payment is provided for poll workers and rental of facilities.
The office issues approximately 75,000 marriage licenses and processes 125,000 fictitious business name filings annually. The Recorder's Office is responsible for recording legal documents which determine ownership of real property and maintains files of birth, death and marriage records for Los Angeles County. All functions of the office are conducted under provisions of the State Constitution, State and County Codes. The recording operation in Los Angeles County is large and complex. It serves the public and other County departments such as the Assessor, Health Services, Public Social Services and Regional Planning.