Election Judge - Absentee Ballot Board

Description

Hennepin County’s Elections department is seeking to fill temporary election judge positions to be members of the Hennepin County Absentee Ballot Board through the 2025 General Election. Primary duties of these positions will be to compare signatures on voter’s absentee ballot envelope with their signed absentee ballot application verifying envelopes meet all legal requirements to be accepted.

The Elections department is looking for individuals that have completed election judge training in 2024 and are named on one of the two major party election judge lists (Democratic-Farmer Labor party or Republican party) provided by the Secretary of State’s Office.

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Location and hours:

These Positions Will Be Performed On-site At 625 4 Th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55487 During The 2025 Absentee Voting Periods

• March 28 – May 14
• June 27 – August 12
• September 19 – November 4
  
  

Subject To Availability Of Work, Hours Will Be

• Mondays and Thursdays 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. the first 4 weeks of 2025 absentee voting periods.
• Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. the last 2 weeks of 2025 absentee voting periods.
• Evening shifts until 8 p.m. are required on election days.
  
  

About These Position Types

These are limited duration (temporary), part-time, non-benefit earning positions. As work is available, position assignments will begin as early as March 31 st and end November 4 th , 2025.

These positions are internally classified as an Office Specialist I.

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In This Position, You Will

• Compare signatures on absentee ballot envelopes with signatures on absentee ballot applications verifying envelopes meet all legal requirements to be accepted
• Other absentee ballot board duties as assigned
  
  

Need To Have

• One of the following:
• One or more full-time equivalent years of office clerical experience.
• Six months or more of office clerical experience and completion of the Office Specialist Pathway Training program .
• Note: Education may be substituted for experience on a semester (12 credits) basis.
• Applicant name on one of the two major party election judge lists provided by the Secretary of State’s Office (Democratic-Farmer-Labor party or Republican party).
• Completed election judge training in 2024.
  
  

• Meet all basic requirements to serve as an election judge in Minnesota including eligibility to vote in Minnesota, able to read, write and speak English.
• Restrictions include:
• Candidates for office cannot be an election judge in a precinct where they appear on the ballot. This includes those who are actively campaigning as a write-in candidate.
• A person who is a relative of a candidate for office cannot serve in a precinct where that candidate is on the ballot. Relatives include a spouse, parent, child, stepchild, brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister.
• A person who temporarily or permanently lives in the same house as a candidate cannot serve in a precinct where that candidate is on the ballot.
• Election judges who are relatives to each other cannot serve together in the same precinct during the same shift. Relatives include a spouse, parent, child, stepchild, brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister. Relatives can work separate, non-overlapping shifts in the same precinct.
• A challenger appointed to contest voter eligibility cannot serve as an election judge.
  

Nice To Have

• Experience:
• Working as an election judge on election day.
• Working as an absentee ballot board member during previous elections.
• Ability to:
• Understand basic elections policy and procedures.
• Work in accordance with Minnesota statues and rules.
• Follow instructions completely and accurately.
• Demonstrate teamwork skills working with a diverse group of co-workers.
• Meet daily deadlines.
  

About The Department

Hennepin County Elections works with partners at the federal, state, and local level to provide voting services to over one million eligible county residents in over 400 polling places throughout the county. Program areas include voter registration, absentee voting, voter education and engagement, local election clerk training, voting technology, election day operations, results reporting and certification, recounts and audits, candidate filing, campaign finance reporting, violation investigations, and elections data stewardship.

About Hennepin County

Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align to one or more of our overarching goals -- that Hennepin County residents are healthy, protected and safe, self-reliant, assured due process, and mobile.

Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (select guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

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This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

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Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a background check.

If You Have Any Questions, Please Contact

Talent Acquisition Division

Hennepin County Human Resources Department

HR.ServiceCenter@hennepin.us

612-348-7855