Sonoma County is seeking to join the growing ranks of counties in the state to split the positions of registrar of voters and ...

Sonoma County is one of 39 counties with an elected registrar of voters. Nineteen counties have an appointed registrar, and all that have a separate elections office have an appointed department head.

Total annual cost for the county’s new Registrar of Voters department head will range between $286,948 and $348,767, including salary and benefits.

Sonoma County's current Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters, Deva Marie Proto, supports the move. "As an appointed ...