Voter Registration Clerk

Brief Description

Department:
Circuit County Clerk

Position Control Number:

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime

Safety Sensitive Designation:
This position is not designated as safety-sensitive.

Random Drug/Alcohol Test:
No

Opening Date:
September 3, 2026

Closing Date:
September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and minimum qualifications of this job. The incumbent(s) may be required to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign job-related responsibilities and tasks to this job at any time.

Certain functions are understood to be essential; these include, but are not limited to, attendance, getting along with others, working a full shift, and dealing with and working under stress. Any essential function of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant only to the extent medically and reasonably feasible.

Responsible for providing assistance to Pulaski County residents with voter registration, including updates, changes, filing, mailing out, and receipt of absentee ballots; identification and verification of appropriate voter districts for addresses within Pulaski County; maintaining district maps for election purposes; and production of voter listings for polling locations.

• Assists the public in the completion of forms for voter registration, ensuring all information listed is correct; issues voter registrations; scans voter registrations and enters them into the state-controlled database, and makes address and name changes in the voter database.
• Processes electronically transmitted voter registrations, address changes, and death notices received from various government agencies; checks for duplicate entries; correct addresses in existing records by signature verification; checks for felony convictions and removes voters when necessary; and notifies registrants by mail.
• Provides general voter information to the public in person, by telephone, and by electronic means, including precinct number, election eligibility, voting locations, absentee regulations and procedures, and election laws; and sends requests for updated information to registrants as needed.
• Assembles and mails out absentee packages that include instructions and ballots; receives absentee ballots, then files marks, logs, and stores them in the ballot box until Election Day; and meets deadlines set by federal law.
• Receives applications for absentee ballots, reviews for completeness, and verifies registration for each applicant.
• Coordinates with representatives picking up ballots for absentee voters, such as nursing home administrators, ensuring both voters and representatives have completed all necessary documentation.
• For each election, generates, assembles, and binds poll books and lists of eligible voters for each voting location, divided into geographic areas.
• Attends naturalization ceremonies and voter registration drives to assist with voter registration of new citizens and answer questions from the general public.
• Follows the National Voter Registration Act in purging inactive registrations from the database after repeatedly attempting to contact voters and sending notifications of cancellation.
• Verifies petitions for elections, ensuring that sufficient were…