ELECTION ASSISTANT II, NC (TEMPORARY)

County of Los Angeles; California (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Los Angeles invites applicants for Election Assistant II, a temporary position within the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. The role supports primary, general, and special elections, performing clerical tasks, material handling, and voter assistance across multiple LA County sites.

The position requires at least six months of clerical, computer support, or prior election experience, with opportunities to train on election processes and multilingual outreach.

Qualifications

• Six months clerical, computer technical support or prior election experience.
• Paid or volunteer experience accepted; part-time work prorated month-for-month.

Responsibilities

• Assist in election-related duties such as recruiting for operations and coordinating vote centers.
• Receive and account for election materials and supplies; set up and remove materials and equipment.
• Serve as lead at a vote center or mobile center; process voters and answer inquiries; reconcile end-of-day reports.

Skills

Clerical experience

Computer tech support

Election experience

PCs and printers setup

Job description

Position/Program Information

Exam Number: E9313J

Type Of Recruitment: This TEMPORARY job opportunity is open to the public.

Filing Period: Applications will be accepted from December 10, 2021 until the needs of the department are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

Rebulletin Information: THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING REPOSTED TO UPDATE REQUIREMENTS, SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE AND LANGUAGE UNDER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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.

Definition

The Election Assistant II, NC works under the supervision of an Election Assistant III or other higher level supervisor on a variety of assignments essential to the conduct of primary, general and special elections and related election functions of the Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

Essential Job Functions

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Participates in a variety of election related duties, such as, conducting recruitment for specialized operations; assists in coordinating the functions of centers that provide election information to voters; assists in the placement of vote center leads and assistant leads.
• Receives and accounts for election materials and supplies delivered to vote centers, headquarters, and other RR/CC facilities and coordinates the operational set-up and removal of such materials and equipment.
• Serves as lead of a vote center or mobile pop-up center, which may include open and close vote centers; process voters; answer election related inquiries; reconcile end-of-day reports; and drop off voted ballots to assigned locations.
• Assists in developing training courses related to election processes by determining course content, preparing training outline, and determining the need for and kind of training visual aids; schedule, secure training rooms and conducts election related training classes.
• Participates in the production of election related training or employee orientation videos by operating camera, lighting, sound or editing equipment, or by script writing.
• Transports supplies and election materials between warehouses, truck-yard, vote centers, and other operations.
• Procures locations that can serve as vote centers and assesses locations to ensure all ADA guidelines are met.
• Configures, installs, and tests personal computers and printers; troubleshoots related software and hardware problems.
• Proofreads, reviews, and edits election material for proper use of grammar and content in English or other languages; translates election material from the English language to another language, as needed. Recruits and place multilingual election workers.
• Performs a variety of clerical duties related to elections process.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS :

• Six months clerical, computer technical support*, or prior election** experience.
• Paid or volunteer experience will be accepted. Work performed part-time in the specified capacities will be prorated on a month-for-month basis.

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.
• Physical Class 3 - Moderate Work: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.
• Physical Class 4 - Arduous Work: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

Special Requirement Information

• For this examination, computer technical support is defined as experience in configuring, installing, and testing personal computers and computer peripheral devices.
• For this examination, prior election experience is defined as experience working on assignments for the preparation and execution of local, state, and municipal elections.

Additional Information

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

Selective Certification

Selective certification lists may be prepared for the following language specialties: Armenian, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mongolian, Nepali, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Telugu, Thai, Urdu, or Vietnamese. Candidates who wish to have their name placed on a language selective certification list(s) must indicate their foreign language on the application and supplemental questionnaire.

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 twelve (12) months; doing so, will result in the rejection of your application.

Vacancy Information

The positions are for TEMPORARY EMPLOYEMENT 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.

Important Notices

• Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

Fair Chance Initiative

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

Anti-racism, Diversity, And Inclusion (ardi)

The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/ .

Testing Accommodations For Applicants

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/ .

Fair Chance

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov .

Veteran’s Credit

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

Revised September 2025