ELECTION ASSISTANT I, NC (TEMPORARY)

Temporary Election Worker

Get ready to join one of the nation's largest county employers! Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers, the County of Los Angeles offers broad career growth and competitive salaries. We are the largest employer in Southern California, with opportunities for you to make a difference in the lives of over 10 million residents.

We are the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and our mission is to serve Los Angeles County by providing essential records management and election services in a fair, accessible, and transparent manner. We are providing you with an amazing opportunity to join our organization of professionals committed to serving our employees, the public, and community. We seek to achieve accountability, professionalism, integrity, respect, and equity.

Essential Job Functions

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:

• Receives, opens, and processes voted ballot card boxes from different precinct locations.
• Checks ballot card envelops for write in votes and determines if vote is valid according to election laws and regulations and tallies the votes.
• Checks ballot cards for extraneous material or chads that would inhibit processing by computer and removes material.
• Receives computer processed ballot cards and stores in appropriate container according to precinct location.
• Records storage location of voted ballot cards from each precinct so as to facilitate prompt location.
• Refers problems to supervisor.
• Participates in voter outreach activities by distributing voter information materials and registration forms that address different topics on voter registration, the election process, new election legislation as well as what types of programs the Department offers.
• Recruits bilingual and special program poll workers by providing volunteer information, application, and materials to the public.
• Explains polling place operations and election processes in response to questions from the public and public officials.
• Performs a variety of clerical duties related to elections process such as mailing election material, checking, listings, and packing sample ballots.
• Loads and unloads election materials and supplies.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

No training or experience is required.

License: A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Physical Class: Physical Class 2 - Light Work: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Additional Information

Examination Content:

This is a noncompetitive assessment process and taking an exam is not required. The assessment is intended to merely qualify applicants.

Eligibility Information: Applicants will be processed on an as-received basis and promulgated to the eligible register accordingly. Applicants will be placed on the eligible register for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of promulgation.

Applicants will be placed on an eligible register without indication of relative standing in the assessment process. The appointing power may appoint any one of the names on the appropriate list, except a person without Veteran's credit may not be appointed if there are three or more names on the list of persons entitled to Veteran's credit.

No person may participate in this examination more than once every six (6) months; doing so, will result in the rejection of your application.

Vacancy Information: The positions are for temporary employment only. The eligible register for this examination will be used to fill temporary vacancies at any of the potential work sites:

• Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Headquarters Norwalk, CA
• Ballot Processing Center City of Industry, CA
• VSAP Operation Center Whittier, CA
• Tally Operation Center Downey, CA
• VCST Santa Fe Springs, CA
• Field Work Various Locations Throughout LA County

Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.