Elections Specialist I/II - Extra-Help Elections Specialist I/II

Pay

Extra‑Help positions pay $19.32 – $21.09 per hour. Full‑time pay is not specified.

Benefits

Extra‑Help employees are not entitled to county benefits.

Responsibilities

• Check and review a variety of information and documents for completeness and conformance with established regulations and procedures.
• Administer oaths and maintain indexes of public officials.
• Determine, collect, and record various fees for services, and make deposits.
• Perform a variety of duties in connection with general and special elections.
• Check initiative and referendum petitions for conformance to legal requirements.
• Sort, file, and record voting information on affidavits of registration.
• Assist with preparation of publications for newspaper.
• Process Vote‑by‑Mail applications.
• Issue certificates of election results to local jurisdictions and the Board of Supervisors, as needed.
• Assist with the printing of all election notices, ballots, and voter indexes.
• Answer inquiries in person and over the phone regarding Registrar of Voters and elections procedures.
• Coordinate Vote Center locations, election worker selection and training, and process payroll for election workers.
• Coordinate annexation, redistricting, and precinct mapping.
• Conduct legal research and gather statistics for a variety of reports.
• Provide lead direction and training to other staff assigned to the Registrar of Voters office.
• Perform Passport Acceptance Agent duties.

Qualifications

Election Specialist I – Minimum Qualifications

• One (1) year of general clerical experience in a professional office setting.
• Education equivalent to graduation from high school.
• Desirable: Experience involving elections functions.

Election Specialist II – Minimum Qualifications

• One (1) year of experience performing duties comparable to an Election Specialist I in Merced County.

Essential Functions

• Frequent operation of a personal computer and other modern office equipment.
• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
• Analyze data, interpret directions, policies, procedures, regulations and develop appropriate conclusions and responses.
• Meet deadlines under stressful conditions.
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
• Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
• Kneel, bend, twist, squat, balance and crawl.
• Frequent use of hand‑eye coordination.
• Frequent use of data‑entry devices, including repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

Knowledge

• Familiarity with State and County laws governing the Registrar of Voters office and the holding of elections.
• Modern office methods, procedures and equipment.
• Election procedures and records required of the Registrar of Voters office.
• Automated voting methods and computerization of election returns.

Abilities

• Learn and perform responsible clerical work with accuracy and minimal supervision.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others in the course of work.
• Interpret and appropriately apply laws and regulations relating to voter registration and conducting elections.
• Gather data, analyze information, and prepare reports.
• Perform clerical support work of above‑average difficulty involving the use of independent judgment with limited supervision.