Temporary Elections Assistant - June 2025 Assembly District 23 Special Election

The County of Riverside's Human Resources Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) seeks Temporary Elections Assistants to support the Registrar of Voters upcoming June 2025 Assembly District 23 Special Election.

There are multiple positions available , please see below for more details.

Schedule: 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday, including weekends, and holidays with mandatory overtime.

Please Note: Various processes will be Livestreamed during this election.

Meet the Team!


* FRONT COUNTER CUSTOMER SERVICE/RUNNERS: Heavy customer service at the counter and in the lobby printing receipts and standing all day and working on laptop computers.

Must have excellent customer service and give special attention to detail.



* DATA ENTRY/PHONES: Heavy phones and data entry.

Will be interacting with voters regarding their ballots over the phone, registration card entry, checking addresses and signatures on petitions and making updates.



* BALLOT COLLECTION: Primary duties will include providing support with Ballot Box Drop off locations throughout Riverside County.

Must possess a valid California Driver's license and be willing to use personal vehicle for arriving at assigned locations.

Mileage reimbursement provided.



* VOTING ASSISTANT CENTER STAFF: Primary duties will include providing Polling Place/Voter Assistance Center Site Lead and Assistant Lead coverage.

Leading a team in all aspects of processing voters, time and volunteer management, problem solving, closing procedures.

All candidates must attend a three week Training academy.



* POLL CALL CENTER STAFF: Primary duties include providing support during the 2024 March Primary Election with the call center.

Staff will be receiving calls from Elections Officers, resolving issues via phone, and escalating issues to Supervisors when appropriate.



* VOTE CENTER SURVEY STAFF: Primary duties will include conducting Polling Place Accessibility Surveys leading up to the 2024 November Presidential Election .



* WAREHOUSE: Very fast paced; frequent lifting up to 30 lbs.

at a time.

You can be utilized to drive trucks on errands, pick-ups and to polling sites.

Knowledge of Excel.

Deal with Edge polling units.

Must verify seals (#'s), document and make sure seal is in appropriate area utilizing a scanner.

Inventory items sent out to the polling areas including ballot boxes, flags, posters, bags containing pens, tables, chairs, etc.



* WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS: The majority of the duties listed above in warehouse including maintaining reports, entering notes into a data base, and filing forms.

Staff will also assist with pre and post-election duties.



* BALLOT COUNTING: B eing able to stand and operate ballot counting equipment for extended periods of time (6-8 hours per day), lift 10 pounds of ballots repeatedly.



* BALLOT SLICING/OPENING: O pening vote-by-mail envelopes and extracting ballots and/or assisting with the slicing process.

This is a fast-paced environment...