What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elections Specialist I/II - Extra-Help Elections Specialist I/II position at Merced County?
Examples of Duties
This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for both Full Time and Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week. Extra-Help pay is $19.32 - $21.09 per hour.
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Election Specialist I
Experience:
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
Experience:
One (1) year of experience performing duties comparable to an Election Specialist I in Merced County.
Essential Functions
This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for both Full Time and Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week. Extra-Help pay is $19.32 - $21.09 per hour.
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Checks and reviews a variety of information and documents for completeness and conformance with established regulations and procedures.
- Administer oaths and maintain indexes of public officials.
- Determines, collects, and records various fees for services, and makes deposits.
- Perform a variety of duties in connection with general and special elections.
- Check initiative and referendum petitions for conformance to legal requirements.
- Sorts, files and records voting information on affidavits of registration.
- Assists with preparation of publications for newspaper.
- Process Vote by Mail applications.
- May issue certificates of election results to local jurisdictions and Board of Supervisors.
- Assists with the printing of all election notices, ballots and voter indexes.
- Answers inquiries in person and over the phone regarding Registrar of Voters, and Elections procedures.
- Coordinates Vote Center locations and election worker selection and training, processes payroll for election workers.
- Coordinates annexation, redistricting and precinct mapping.
- Conducts legal research and gather statistics for a variety of reports.
- Provides lead direction and training to other staff assigned to the Registrar of Voters office.
- Passport Acceptance Agent duties.
Election Specialist I
Experience:
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
Experience:
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 device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
- Regular attendance is an essential function.
- Familiarity with State and County laws governing the Registrar of Voters office, and holding of elections.
- Modern office methods, procedures and equipment.
- Election procedures and records required of Registrar of Voters office.
- Automated voting methods and computerization of election returns.
- Learn/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, 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.
Salary : $19 - $21