El Paso County Clerk & Recorder Steve Schleiker is seeking re-election. As the current Clerk & Recorder, Schleiker has focused on improving customer service, strengthening election security, and modernizing operations.
Experience and Qualifications
Schleiker believes his experience makes him qualified to represent the people of El Paso County. He has spent his first term as Clerk & Recorder improving customer service, reducing wait times, and increasing transparency.
Under his leadership, the average motor vehicle wait time has been reduced to approximately 20 minutes across all branches. He has also implemented remote wait-from-anywhere queuing technology and created a dedicated dealership office for high-volume transactions.
Policy Priorities
Schleiker’s top policy priorities include strengthening election security and transparency, modernizing recording services, and improving motor vehicle services. He plans to expand voter education and communication efforts to help residents better understand election processes and combat misinformation.
Schleiker also wants to continue modernizing recording services to better protect property records, prevent fraud, and improve online access. In motor vehicle services, he will continue investing in technology and staffing to further reduce wait times and improve the customer experience.
Overlooked Issues
Schleiker believes that one issue being overlooked in the race is that the Clerk & Recorder’s Office is far more than just elections. The office manages motor vehicle services, records and protects property transactions, issues marriage licenses, maintains public records, and serves as Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners.
Schleiker has focused on modernizing every department of the office, not just elections. He has reduced motor vehicle wait times, implemented new technology to improve customer service, launched Property Fraud Alert to protect homeowners, and digitized decades of historical records.
Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.
