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- ↑ Alborn, Al. "Around Prince William: What exactly is the clerk of Circuit Court?". insidenova.com.
- ↑ Hunley, Jonathan (19 March 2017). "Miller, Smith vie for Prince William clerk of court seat" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "Democrat Jacqueline Smith beats long odds, big money in special election for court clerk", Fauquier Times, April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.