Summary Description

Temporary Equipment Technician positions available for the June 2024 Primary Election. Test and calibrate voting equipment, site-check polling locations and trouble-shoot equipment on Election Day, deliver, assemble and retrieve voting equipment and supplies at precincts located throughout the county.
Tentative Start Date: May 13, 2024
End Date: June 7, 2024

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Program election equipment using programming media and a checklist.
• Sorting, cleaning, inventorying and loading polling place supplies using a checklist.
• Loading and delivery of equipment prior to Election Day to county voting locations following a designated delivery route.
• Provide both technical and supply support to assigned polling locations on Election Day.
• Inspection of each assigned polling locations for compliance utilizing a checklist on Election Day.
• Transport election results following the closing of polls to the Commissioner of Elections on Election Night.
• Retrieve equipment from the polling locations post-elections.
• Clean, sort and store equipment post-election.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent. Must possess a valid driver's license and reliable transportation . Previous election experience preferred, but not necessary.

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  E-VERIFY PROCESS: Story County participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. All candidates who are offered a position with Story County must complete Section 1 of Form I-9 along with the required proof of their right to work in the United States and proof of their identity. Please be prepared to provide required documents on the first day of employment. For additional information regarding acceptable documents for this purpose, please contact Human Resources at 515-382-7200 or go to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services web page at: http://www.uscis.gov.

Physical & Environmental Characteristics

• The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light (24 pounds or less) and heavy (25 pounds or more) objects, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, distinguishes between shades of color, and utilizes the sense of smell.
• The work is typically performed in an office, stockroom, warehouses, and at polling places. The employee may be exposed to dust, dirt, and grease. Work may require the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, gloves, etc.

This classification is not eligible for benefits.