Elections Technician Senior-3

Job Posting Title:

Elections Technician Senior-3

Department:

Clerks

Location:

415 SILVER AVE SW

Pay:

$20.63 - $29.25

Close Date:

02/28/2025

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

Elections Technician Senior will coordinate activities associated with election functions to include recruitment, supervision of temporary election workers and staff, and to train all election workers on voter registration, absentee voting, early voting, coordination, and identification and the set-up of polling locations, and the Voter Registration Outreach Program. Assign work for election workers and staff as necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Identify voting locations for regular or special elections for Bernalillo County. Research and identify new polling places that are in compliance with American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Renew and/or initiate contractual agreements with public and private entities.

2. Recruit, hire and train all poll workers and ensure payment for services are coordinated and arranged. Supervise workers and coordinate statutorily required work and location assignments for pre-election, election day and post-election activities.

3. Coordinate and direct all aspects of absentee/early voting including the projecting of voter turnout based on historical trends; ensure necessary resources are allocated based on projections, issuance and tracking of absentee and early ballots and the reporting and closing of voting returns.

4. Responsible for the coordination and compliance of voting rights, voter outreach and third party registrants program. Plan and coordinate voter outreach events, trainings and presentations.

5. Research and compile data, analyze information, develop reports and coordinate data exchange to various election system databases. Review data content for accuracy.

6. Update and maintain the information databases, type correspondence, coordinate purchase requisitions, order supplies, secure quotes from vendors, coordinate employee time cards and monitor budget expenditures.

7. Interact with the public, other county departments and election officials regarding the election process.

8. Responsible for establishing and maintaining official documents, to include policies and procedures related to election projects, project plans/charts, files and internal records in accordance with record retention and inspection laws. 9. Incumbent(s) in this classification may handle sensitive and/or confidential records, plans, documents or decisions that require maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.  

10. Any one position may not include all duties listed. However, the allocation of positions will be determined by the amount of time spent performing the essential duties listed above.

11. Performs other job related duties as required or assigned.

*The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of all employees assigned to this job.
 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High School diploma or GED, and four (4) years of work experience in office administration, information technology, or a related field. Any equivalent combination related to education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:

2. Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.

3. Employee must comply with the safety guidelines of the County.

4. Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.

5. Must have a valid New Mexico driver's license and maintain a valid license while employed in this position.

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Shift work is required.

2. All essential duties are performed indoors.

3. Duties are performed in a temperature-controlled environment.

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