Election Program Supervisor II

Main Purpose of Job

An Election Program Supervisor II is the supervisory level of election programs in a local election office. Employees in this classification supervise and train employees in the Election program such as Election Clerks, Election Program Trainees, Election Program Assistants, Election Program Specialists and other support staff. Employees in this classification receive general supervision from an Election Director or Election Deputy Director or Program Managers. The work may require travel to election program related activities and events outside the election office; register voters; train election officials and voter registration staff and volunteers or provide related services. Employees may be required to work evenings and weekends, particularly prior to and following an election.

Position Duties

• Supervises Election Clerks, Election Program Specialists, Election Program Assistants, Election Program Trainees and other support staff engaged in administering Election Programs;
• Covers for the Election Program Manager in their absence;
• Coordinates and supervises special projects;
• Trains employees, other support staff and volunteers in election procedures such as registering voters;
• Supervises and processes a full range of voter activities such as voter registrations, absentee ballot applications, provisional ballot applications and other related activities;
• Compiles and maintains statistics;
• Assists with developing, revising and implementing office practices and procedures;
• Answers inquiries regarding election procedures in person, by telephone, by U.S. mail and by e-mail;
• Affords assistance to the Election Director, the Election Deputy Director or Program Manager in redistricting by obtaining census information, researching appropriate boundary lines and markers, and checking and recommending potential polling locations;
• Applies knowledge of the Election Law Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Federal Voting Assistance Program;
• Recruits election officials needed to staff polling places, organizes required training sessions, and implements and revises practices and procedures related to judge recruitment;
• Accepts and processes candidate and committee filings;
• Supervises the implementation and maintenance of polling place accessibility in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and State policies and guidelines;
• Maintains current knowledge of the National Voter Registration Act and all related regulations for the purpose of managing all phases of the Act, including the category of inactive voters;
• May review reports and summarize information to facilitate review by the Program Manager;
• May perform audits;
• May supervise technicians engaged in maintaining and repairing election equipment;
• May prepare election calendar;
• May purchase and inventory supplies;
• Performs other related duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: Four years of experience applying election laws, rules and procedures in a local election office.
• Candidates may substitute one year of specialized clerical experience for each six months of the required experience applying election laws, rules and procedures in a local election office.
• Candidates may substitute two years of general clerical experience for each six months of the required experience applying election laws, rules and procedures in a local election office.
• Candidates may substitute thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university for one year of experience, for up to two years of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute additional experience applying election laws, rules and procedures in a local election office on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Desired Or Preferred Qualifications

• Experience hiring, training, and preparing payroll for election judges.
• Experience small adult groups.
• Experience working in a fast paced environment and multi tasking.