Elections Specialist
FLSA: non-exempt
Pay: $17-18/hr

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the proper functioning, distribution, and security of the electronic voting equipment and other related functions to the voting process as assigned.

Essential Functions

These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.

• Maintains voting equipment and supplies in accordance with applicable laws and rules.
• Ensures compliance with federal and state election requirements.
• Prepares voting equipment for each election, ensuring appropriate quality control measures are in place to protect the integrity of the election process.
• Troubleshoots problems with voting equipment.
• Perform Logic & Accuracy tests on voting equipment; BMDs (ICX), Scanner (ICP), and Poll Pads.
• Tabulates election data to produce election results for the Board of Elections and State Elections Office.
• Monitors the election supplies inventory; compiles data and prepares reports identifying election supplies needed for each voting district; is responsible for ordering and receiving election supplies.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation of polling place supply kits.
• Provides technical support for the use and maintenance of equipment on Election Day; provides training of technical staff as necessary; produces Election Day Support documentation as required.
• Maintains voting equipment, ensuring proper calibration and protection of the equipment.
• Ensures and maintains the security of the election system equipment and documents while in storage.
• Responsible for organizing and storing election supplies and equipment (i.e., ballot boxes, ballots, voting booths); responsible for the distribution and retrieval of voting supplies and equipment; responsible for cleaning and maintaining voting equipment.
• Prepares in-house sample ballots for dissemination to the public and posting them at the polls.
• Coordinate delivery of voting equipment to the voting facilities prior to Election Day.
• Provides public demonstration and awareness of voting equipment.
• Develops training curricula for poll workers.
• Coordinates election activities with businesses, other governmental entities, and citizens in accordance with the voter outreach program
• Assists in other areas of the Elections and Voter Registration Office as assigned.

Additional Duties:

Employees in this classification may be expected to perform any related duties as required by proper authority.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Coordinate a variety of interrelated areas of election and voter registration.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both in written and spoken word.
• Train, organize, assign, and direct the work of others. Advanced computer technology experience and skills. Make training presentations to large groups.
• The ability to compare and judge the readily observable, functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of assigned voting equipment and applicable components, data, or people.
• Read, understand, and analyze legal terminology relating to elections and voter registration.
• Knowledge of various computer applications, including Word, Excel, etc.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Negotiate arrangements for the use of facilities for polling places and for receiving returns and holding training classes.
• Ability to read maps.
• Knowledge of supervisory techniques.
• Explain complicated technical problems in simple, non-technical language.
• Work cooperatively with the general public, staff, elected officials, and other county employees.
• Ability to lift more than 40 pounds unassisted. Ability to see, including color and depth perception.

Working Conditions

The work is typically performed indoors. Must successfully complete a probationary period to continue employment.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or GED.
2. Two (2) years of Elections equipment knowledge, preferred
3. Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.
4. Must possess a valid Georgia driver's license.