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Department - Elections

Job Description

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Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5941 - Elections Aide

Salary Grade: 1

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $15.75 - $18.51 Per Hour 

Full Range: $15.75 - $21.26 Per Hour

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

First review of applications will be on 4/11/2025.

The Pima County Elections Department will be hiring temporary employees for the following areas of the department:

Front Office

Basic duties involve:

• Answering the phone

• Data entry

• Poll Worker scheduling

• Preparing election day materials and supplies

• Other duties as assigned

Early Ballot Processing

Basic duties involve:

• Processing early ballots

• Must be able to work as a bipartisan team to remove ballots from affidavit envelopes and prepare for tabulation

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time and work overtime as needed

Warehouse

Basic duties involve:

• Must receive, store, inventory, prepare, and distribute election day supplies

• Lifting and moving boxes weighing 50 pounds or more

• Operating county vehicles; loading and unloading supplies, and equipment 

• Daily use of warehouse equipment, including ladders and pallet jacks

• Must have a flexible schedule and availability to work overtime as needed

• Other duties as assigned

Technical

Basic duties involve:

• Testing and preparing election day materials and equipment

• Must operate a computer and other election equipment for the purpose of ballot tabulation

• Must have basic computer skills

• Must have a flexible schedule and availability to work overtime as needed

• Other duties as assigned

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Processes early ballots for tabulation;

• Prepares election supplies and voting machines for delivery to poll locations;

• Makes minor mechanical and electrical repairs on voting equipment;

• Loads and unloads election supplies and other materials;

• Transports and receives election ballots, returns, and precinct supplies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be a registered voter with current registration in Pima County.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and “Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Selection Procedure: 
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum/desired qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum/desired qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidates from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.  

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates: Positions within the Elections Department require an Election Officer Certification & Training Program be completed and maintained as dictated by the Arizona Secretary of State’s office. Some positions require a valid Arizona Class D driver license at the time of application or appointment. Failure to obtain / maintain the required certification/licensure shall be grounds for termination. Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DO