Election Coordinator

The Washington County Property Records and Taxpayer Services Department is seeking a dependable, organized, and collaborative professional to serve as our Elections Coordinator.

This position is well-suited for an experienced elections professional who demonstrates sound judgment, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to successfully manage complex projects in a fast‑paced, highly visible public service environment. Candidates should have experience in election administration and a demonstrated understanding of the laws, processes, and responsibilities required to conduct secure, accurate, and transparent elections.

The Elections Coordinator coordinates the technical and operational work necessary to administer federal, state, county, municipal, school district, and special elections. Working in partnership with the Elections Division Manager, this position collaborates with local election officials, state agencies, elected officials, vendors, and the public to help ensure elections are conducted with integrity, accuracy, security, transparency, and compliance with all applicable laws.

This is an opportunity for a professional who thrives in a detail-oriented environment, can balance competing priorities and statutory deadlines, and is committed to providing exceptional customer service while fostering strong partnerships with election judges, municipalities, school districts, and community stakeholders.

• Three or more years of progressively responsible paid experience in election administration.
• Previous work experience coordinating or administering federal, state, county, municipal, school district, or special elections.
• Previous work experience interpreting and applying federal, state, or local election statutes, rules, regulations, and policies.
• Previous work experience leading complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and strict statutory deadlines.
• Previous work experience using election management systems, statewide voter registration systems, election technology, or other software to support election administration.

Your training and experience will be rated based on the required application material submitted and the top‑scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

Typical business hours of operation are 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hours will vary during election season. Required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays as needed in order to meet deadlines. Work schedules (hours and days) and location are subject to change based on department needs.

$38.32 – $52.30 hourly

Washington County participates in the federal E‑Verify program. This means that Washington County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization. If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Washington County is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS and/or the SSA before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers may not use E‑Verify to pre‑screen job applicants and may not limit or influence the choice of documents you present for use on the Form I‑9.

The Property Records & Taxpayer Services Elections Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and administering election operations for Washington County in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. This position plans, organizes, and oversees critical election functions including voter registration, absentee and early voting, candidate filing, election technology, ballot programming, training, and election reporting to ensure accurate, secure, accessible, and transparent elections for all voters.

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business, communication or closely related field and 2 (two) years related work experience in any combination of the following: elections, training, project management,…