Election Specialist *Temporary*

Primary 2024 Elections/General 2024 Elections

To perform a variety of specialized clerical support for elections mandated by New Mexico State Law at approved voting precincts.

• Greets public, verifies voter registration information and provides assistance and/or directs them to the proper person or section
• Responds to routine questions person-to-person regarding voting precincts and voter registration information.
• Assists in issuing ballots to voters by entering information into computer software.

Additional duties: N/A

Qualifications:

Education: High School or GED preferred.

Experience: One (1) year of experience performing general computer and/or office duties preferred.

Education/Experience substitution: As per County Policy and/or Statuary requirements pursuant to the State of New Mexico Election Handbook.

Licenses/Certifications: N/A

Other (e.g., post-offer medical exam, polygraph, background check, driver's license record, etc.): Background check. Must be a resident of Doa Ana County and registered as a voter to be hired for this position. Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) is preferred to effectively deal with monolingual citizens at voter precincts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required by the Position:

Knowledge of: simple, routine or repetitive tasks or operations that typically include following step-by-step instructions and require little or no previous training.

Skill to: operate a computer and applicable software, or equipment that operates repetitively, such as keyboard equipment.

Ability to: deal with a culturally diverse population, maintaining respectful and effective cooperative working relationships with others; communicate in English and/or Spanish effectively orally and in writing.