Deputy Director Operations - Voter Registration

The Deputy Director – Election Operations serves in a senior leadership capacity within the Election Administration organization and is responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, execution, and continuous improvement of election operations. The position provides strategic and operational leadership across election programs, ensuring that elections are administered accurately, securely, efficiently, transparently, and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies, and established standards.

The Deputy Director works closely with the Director of Elections, senior government officials, election administrators, municipal or local election offices, technology and security teams, vendors, community partners, and other stakeholders. The position provides oversight of operational readiness, election support services, staffing, logistics, procedures, training, issue resolution, and post-election activities.

Located in south-central Pennsylvania, York County Government offers many exciting and challenging opportunities to learn and grow in a career while making a difference in the lives of York County residents. Each County department meets a unique need in the community and provides an opportunity for both professional growth and personal satisfaction.

• Ensure compliance of all elections according to The Election Code, Help America Vote Act and all related federal and state acts regarding the election process.
• Support and advance York County’s Strategic Plan through their daily work and decision‑making. By consistently demonstrating the County’s guiding principles—respect, humility, honest dialogue, cultural awareness, trustworthiness, unity, innovation, engagement, and resilience, employees help build a better York County for everyone
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of the Election Code regarding the nomination of candidates, filing of campaign expense reports, layout of ballots and voting machine systems.
• Reviews and recommend approval of candidate nominating petitions, financial statements and ethics forms.
• Except for ballots, oversees production of required forms and documents in compliance with laws of Commonwealth and Federal Government in conjunction with election administration.
• Maintains election supply inventory by preparing and checking out supplies to election judges.
• Coordinates the election judges; recruits judges from various sources; schedules and trains judges and provides them with the information necessary to their work; finds replacement judges to fill shortages, as necessary; is available for questions from judges on election day.
• Ensure coordination and qualification of poll workers for all County polling locations and as is necessary replace or substitute local election boards. Coordinate delivery of election supplies for each election.
• Prepare, coordinate and conduct training of the local election board members’ and all poll workers before each election regarding legal guidelines, election process and equipment.
• Process payroll for the local election board members, poll workers and constables after each election.
• Conduct voter outreach and education programs.
• Must be available to attend Election Task Force (ETF) meetings and assist in preparation of materials needed for such meetings.
• Provides information as necessary to the County Public Information Officer (PIO) and/or Board of Election regarding issues affecting Elections and Voter Registration.
• Develops and implements student poll worker program.
• Assist with hiring and supervising staff.
• Assist with the department budget including knowledge and understanding of completing timely submission to state and federal authorities for reimbursement for election costs under the applicable…