Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters

The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters seeks a dynamic and innovative administrator who can lead and thrive in a fast-paced environment to manage our elections programs, processes, and team. The Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters is a forward-thinking individual that assists with guiding the future direction of the department and its processes, taking a hands-on approach to find solutions while working collaboratively with a knowledgeable and dedicated team.

The Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters is a key member of the Department's senior management team, participating in organizational strategic planning and administering election programs. The position serves as a Chief over a division of the Registrar of Voters (ROV) office and has primary responsibility for assisting the ROV in planning, conducting, and certifying all Primary, General, and Special elections.

The current vacancy is within the ROV Operations Division. The resulting eligible list may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur throughout the department.

• Directs the daily activities of a functional division; guides, directs and evaluates the work of staff; recommends, establishes, and administers departmental procedures; provides direction to supervisory staff on personnel issues.
• Assists with development of the Department's strategic plan and with planning and implementing special projects; develops, maintains, and enhances internal policies and procedures; instills and maintains a high level of customer service in the department.
• Assists in developing and monitoring the department's operating budget; oversees staff supporting the budget preparation process and the department acquisition processes; manages and develops bid requests and request for proposals (RFP); performs cost related studies.
• Assists in developing, analyzing and tracking election related legislation; reviews and analyzes elections related statutes, ordinances and regulatory directives to ensure compliance; makes recommendations regarding their impact on department operations; compiles and reports on a variety of elections related data.
• Provides information to County leaders, candidates, officials, media, and the public about the elections process; may assume Registrar's duties in Registrar's absence.
• Oversees poll worker recruitment and training, finance and personnel, candidate filing, early vote, communications, voter education outreach and customer relations.

• Oversees voter registration and the maintenance of voter records; directs the verification and filing of nominations and campaign statements for elective offices, initiative referendums, and petitions.
• Oversees the preparation, inspection, printing of official and sample ballots and voter information guides; ensures quality and timely distribution of ballots and voter information materials.
• Plans and directs Election Day operations, logistics and voting services; coordinates polling site acquisition and staffing and ensures the accurate and timely distribution and delivery of election materials to the polls.
• Oversees the official canvass of the votes, processing of absentee ballots and certification of the elections.
• Evaluates elections organization, processes, and staff utilization; makes recommendations for improvements and assists in the development of plans to accomplish the efficient, accurate and timely completion of elections.

For a more detailed listing of duties, please view the Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters job description.

The mission of the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters is to conduct the County’s elections in a fair, accessible, secure, transparent, and efficient manner, upholding the highest level of election standards and accuracy, while always providing excellent customer service to both our team and the diverse population we serve.

The Registrar of Voters also performs all voter registration functions, including the storing and maintaining of voter registration records, administering all local, state, and federal elections managing voting systems and equipment, performing election ballot…