Election Specialist I

State of Illinois•Springfield, MO

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Election Operations Team Lead, this role assists with ballot certification and handling inquiries. The Election Specialist I acts as a contributor to Board publications, provides general interpretations of various election laws to election authorities, election judges, and the general public, and provides oral and written answers related to questions regarding various statutes. This role also conducts election judge training classes for election authorities.

Requirements

Requires skill, knowledge, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years college with courses in public administration, government or communications, or other related field.
A four-year degree may be substituted with one year of professional elections experience such as might be acquired working in election administration.
Requires ability to travel extensively throughout the state to monitor elections and conduct election judge training seminars.

Responsibilities

Assists in providing general interpretation of various election laws; advises local election authorities and officials concerning necessary implementation, abolishment or revision of procedures resulting from changes in statutes and/or rules and regulations.
Assists in the preparation and writing of various agency publications to be used for in-house reference and election authority distribution; conducts training sessions for various election authorities as assigned.
Assists in providing written answers related to questions arising out of the Illinois Election Code to election officials and authorities, legislative staff and members of the general public; refers obscure or novel inquiries to senior personnel.
At the request of the director/operations lead, assists in all activities of candidate nomination filing. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: petition filing, objection filing, service of notice for objections, electoral board meeting support, candidate withdrawals, and ballot certification.
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Benefits

Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
3 paid personal business days per year
13 paid holidays per year
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility