Elections Field Specialist

** Agency
* * State Board of Elections
** Division
* * State Board of Elections
** Job Classification Title
** Elections Specialist II (NS)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * NC15

The N.C. State Board of Elections is the statewide agency that supervises elections administration, enforces campaign finance requirements, and conducts associated investigations. The State Board ensures uniform implementation of state and federal election laws and appoints local officials serving on county boards of elections. The board is composed of 5 individuals appointed by the State Auditor from list of nominees submitted by the chairs of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates.

Agency staff are civil servants subject to the State Personnel Act.
** Description of Work
** This position will provide support for the counties and must be able to arrive at any assigned location within 4 hours of notification in the South-Central Region which include:
Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, and Union.
Primary Purpose of the Position:
This position provides county board of election field support to their assigned region. The primary purpose of the position is to support the election program operations of their assigned counties and help foster compliance with federal and state election law, administrative guidelines, and best practices.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit:
The Field Specialists Team is a section of the Election Services Division and works directly with the Voting Systems Team and the Election Administration Team, as well as the IT team as needed for special projects or issues. This professional team is tasked with assisting counties in their region working to achieve success for each county and for each election.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
**** Recruitment Range $55,221 - $76,716**##
** Voting Systems and Security Technical Support
** Work with County Boards of Elections (CBE) to implement or adhere to cyber and physical security practices as directed by the State Board of Elections Assist CBE with Acceptance testing on all new and repaired voting equipment Monitor simulated elections before county purchase of a new voting system

Review and guide County Board of Election (CBE) officials regarding district relation reports or other jurisdictional reports used to code ballot styles

Review and develop voting system procedures, including logic & accuracy testing, mock election, user manuals, and post-election audits

Assist counties in writing ballot test scripts

Assist CBE with Election Contest Preparation and Support Proof, and approve ballot content and layout

Assist with state and county owned Ballot on Demand systems across the state Assist counties with media burning for election definition filesOn-site or on-call support for early voting and election day for all primaries, general elections, municipal elections, and special elections

Troubleshoot voting equipment issues

Provide supervision and oversight of Election Night procedures Assist counties in election reconciliation

Respond as needed to CBE issues via Helpdesk Provide supervision and oversight for agency programs including the North Carolina Voting System Certification Program and HAVAInstall software upgrades for computer and voting equipment Provide on-site assistance with IT and SEIMS equipment Examine and assess county compliance with HAVA standards

Ensure preventative maintenance procedures for voting equipment are performed
** County Board Support
** Respond to requests for assistance and providing accurate information

Develop effective working relationships with staff and board members of county boards of election

Provide support, (with assistance from appropriate NCSBE staff), to county board staff on SEIMS applications

Provide on call assistance to county board staff during election cycles including help with early voting, absentee by mail, election day, canvass, and recounts

Assist with daily reconciliation of the four voting methods during election cycle

Assist counties with review of…