Director Elections

About the role

The purpose of this position is to ensure that elections are conducted in accordance with all laws and regulations and that the public is aware of proper procedures.

Responsibilities

• Plans and organizes elections; trains, directs, and supervises staff in conduct of elections.
• Provides information to candidates and committees, coordinates ballot order and distribution, and acquires necessary equipment and materials.
• Performs duties related to the budget, customer service, tax districts and hearings with the Board of Supervisors.
• Regularly assigns work to other employees and supervises related activities.
• Makes final decisions on hiring employees; scheduling work hours of employees; evaluating employee performance; handling employee grievances; employee training; granting time off; employee promotions; employee salary increases; disciplinary actions; employee coaching; discharging employees; managing assistants and managing supervisors.
• Ensures necessary information and forms are available to candidates and political committees and that candidate and committee filings are maintained in accordance with all applicable laws.
• Coordinates County, State, Federal and jurisdictional ballot order, layout, and proofing along with ordering and distribution of regular and early ballots.
• Acquires equipment and materials needed for conduct of election, including polling place supplies to electronic voting devices; ensures locations for polling sites comply with Federal law as it pertains to Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Prepares and implements budget; supervises department expenditure.
• Provides public with information about elections.
• Creates special taxing districts, which includes preparing petitions and documents.
• Administers redistricting and special districts; coordinates hearings with Board of Supervisors and submission of final documents to appropriate agencies that establish special districts; assists special districts with filing of candidate documents and conducts elections in accordance with applicable laws.
• Performs other duties as assigned.