As the town clerk, Laurie Nordfors has many responsibilities, perhaps most importantly running local elections for the Town. Elections require several months of preparation as well as a month or so to wrap up after the election. The State of Maine provides the machines used to count votes but the Town rents more machines for presidential elections. The State pays for ballots for state elections and the Town pays for everything else. There are many checks and balances associated with voting such as having to show identification to be registered to vote. Voters must be checked into the central voter system to make sure they are registered before they are given a ballot. Absentee ballots are kept under lock and key.

Nordfors has been working for the Town since 2008, starting as assistant clerk. She has recently completed a nine-year process to become a lifetime certified clerk of Maine.

The town clerk has responsibility for a myriad of issues including vehicle registration, licenses for fishing, hunting, dogs, snow bikes and boats as well as overseeing tax payments, and vital records. She is also responsible for doing both the agendas and the minutes for the Town Council, boards and committees, filling expiring positions on Town boards, and recruiting new people to serve on various committees every spring.

Using List Serve (a computer program) Nordfors lists the Town boards and committees looking for applicants. The Appointments Committee interviews candidates and selects new members. The Town generally receives multiple applicants for each seat. These boards include the Zoning Board of Appeals, Economic Development, Conservation, Library Trustees, Historic Preservation, Fair Hearing, Assessment Review, Board of Voter Registration Appeals, Revolving Loan Fund (for TIF Loans), Board of Health. Nordfors also provides information about elections, dog licenses, and more including writing a monthly column for the Gorham Times.