Election Program Assistant II

SBE
0120

Baltimore County Board of Elections
5 Crossing Way, Owings Mills, MD 21117

An Election Program Assistant II is the lead level of work performing specialized data processing, technical, administrative, or clerical services in a local election office. Employees in this classification apply election laws, regulations, policies and procedures to perform lead duties of election office programs such as: voter registration, polling places, election equipment, election judges, absentee, voter outreach, administrative, and/or technology. Employees in this classification perform technical and administrative functions, working in an election office program, not involving policy decisions, but requiring a thorough knowledge of the specific functions performed.

Employees in this classification perform a variety of complex and non-complex duties related to one or several programs that require a thorough knowledge of election laws, rules, policy, and procedures. Employees in this classification may lead and may provide some training to other support staff.
Employees in this classification receive general supervision from an Election Director, Election Deputy Director or other designated administrative staff and are expected to exercise considerable tact, discretion and judgment in all areas of work. Matters of confidentiality are given close attention by the supervisor. The work may require travel to schools, nursing homes or other facilities to perform the tasks related to their program(s).

Employees may be required to work evenings and weekends, particularly prior to and following an election.
Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.
The Election Program Assistant II is differentiated from the Election Program Assistant I in that the Election Program Assistant II may lead other support staff in a particular area or performs advanced level duties under general supervision. The Election Program Assistant II learns to perform duties under moderate supervision.

• Performs data entry and quality checks into the Statewide Voter Registration System;
• Prioritizes work to assure timely completion of data processing tasks in accordance with office policies and procedures;
• Responds to customer requests and generates reports from the Statewide Voter Registration System;
• Identifies and reports data entry discrepancies and program issues;
• Compiles and maintains statistics;
• Registers voters and responds to voter registration inquiries;
• May recruit election judges to staff polling places;
• May organize and instruct required training sessions following established policies and procedures;
• May perform voting equipment maintenance, inventory and preparation;
• May identify polling place facilities to comply with election laws, regulations, policies and procedures;
• May maintain important or confidential records, including office records of employees’ work schedules, expense accounts and office supplies;
• May purchase and inventory supplies;
• May accept and process candidate and committee filings;
• May perform the full range of specialized clerical or clerical work in a local election office;
• May assist in redistricting;
• Performs other related duties.

Education:

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience:

Two years of experience applying election laws, rules and procedures in a local board of election office.

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