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City of Martinsville
55 W. Church St.,
Martinsville, VA 24114

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Constitutional Offices & Services

Martinsville's elected constitutional officers and appointed voter registrar meet Virginia's requirements for providing services to the city's residents. All officers are located in the municipal building at 55 W. Church Street except for the sheriff's main office, which is adjacent to the municipal building on Moss Street. The sheriff also operates the city's farm on Clearview Drive.

Elected officers include circuit court clerk, commissioner of the revenue, Commonwealth's attorney, sheriff and treasurer. The registrar is appointed by the electoral board.

All elected officers serve four-year terms with the exception of the circuit court clerk, who serves terms of eight years.

The next constitutional officer election occurs in 2005.

Links to Constitutional Offices
(In photo order from left)

Sheriff
Steve Draper (current term through 12/2005)
    Maintains city's correctional facilities, court security and paper service.

Treasurer
Pat Conrad (current term through 12/2005)
    Collects revenue for the city, managing tax collections and payments to the city.

Voter Registrar
Ercell Cowan (appointed)
    Registers voters and candidates for office; maintains voter rolls; manages elections process.

Commonwealth's Attorney
Joan Ziglar (current term 12/2006)
    Prosecutes criminal cases in city courts.

Commissioner of the Revenue
Ruth Easley (current term through 12/2005)
    Manages the assessment of city property for taxation purposes; licenses businesses; maintains land book and personal property tax rolls.

Clerk of the Circuit Court
Ashby Pritchett (current term through 12/2011)
    Maintains court records, deeds, marriage licenses and records, and manages jury pool selection.