Part-time Seasonal: Poll Clerk, Assistant Poll Coordinator, Poll Coordinator

Posting number: 2026-0054, 0055, 0056

Department: Board of Elections

Job classification: Poll Clerk, Assistant Poll Coordinator, Poll Coordinator

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administrative Assistant, Court Administration, Legal, Library, Professional, Records Management, Tax Administration, Office and Administrative Support, Translation

Summary

REPORTS TO: Elections and Voter Registration Deputy Director 
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
CLASSIFICATION: Non-Merit; Serves at the discretion of the Department Director.
PAY GRADE:  Part-time/Seasonal
SAFETY SENSITIVE:  No

Purpose of Job 
Poll Clerk ($15.60/hour):  The purpose of this job is to assist in the conduction of elections at the polling location assigned by the Board of Elections.  Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing customer service to voting public, resolving problems, working to ensure that the assigned poll opens promptly at 7:00 a.m., using computers, Direct Record Electronic Voting Machines, Liberty Voting Systems, poll pads (electronic voters list), and other general office equipment and performing additional tasks as assigned.

Assistant Poll Coordinator ($17.16/hour):  The purpose of this job is to assist in conducting all elections at the polling location assigned by the Board of Elections.  Duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to, providing customer service to voting public, resolving problems and answering questions, using computers, Direct Record Electronic Voting Machines, Liberty Voting Systems, poll pads (electronic voters list), and other general office equipment; assisting with managing personnel to ensure poll functions properly; assisting with performing necessary preliminary work to ensure that the poll opens on time, and performing additional tasks as assigned.

Poll Coordinator ($17.94/hour): The purpose of this job is to conduct all elections at the polling location assigned by the Board of Elections.  Duties and responsibilities include all assigned to Assistant Poll Manager above; and managing personnel to ensure polls function properly; performing necessary preliminary work to ensure that the polls open on time; and performing additional tasks as assigned.
 
Job Related Requirements

REQUIRED WORK SCHEDULE:
6-8 weeks prior to Election Day - Training, 8-10 hours before each election
1 day before Election Day - Poll Setup, 1-3 hours
Election Day: 14–16-hour workday, 5:30 am-completion

OPTIONAL HOURS, with a few days encouraged:
3 weeks leading up to Election Day, Advance Voting: Mon-Sat 7:00 am-5:30 pm with occasional extended hours.

May be required to work on religious holidays.

Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Must work cooperatively with others.

When requirements include vehicle operation, responsible for the safety, readiness and operation of the vehicle and must abide by ACC's safe driving policy.

Examples of duties

Poll Clerk
Must be a U. S. Citizen and a resident of Athens-Clarke County.

Must be able to read, write, speak the English language; and at least 16 years of age.

Must have reliable transportation.

No poll officer may be appointed who is a nominee for public office or is a candidate in the primary or election at which the poll officer shall serve; otherwise holding public office, other than a political party office; a parent, spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of a candidate in any precinct where the candidate's name appears on the ballot in any primary or election.
 
Assistant Poll Coordinator
Includes Poll Clerk minimum requirements above along with:

Must possess a valid driver's license and have reliable transportation capable of carrying supplies needed for an election.

Some personnel management/supervisory experience preferred.
 
Poll Coordinator
Includes Assistant Poll Coordinator minimum requirements above along with:

Six months of personnel management/supervisory experience preferred.

When assigned to Absentee Ballot team, Logic & Accuracy Testing team, and Ballot Duplication team driver's license not required.

Reliable transportation