Election Administrator at Yellowstone County – Billings, Montana

Manages, supervises and maintains the voter registration system in Yellowstone County; organizes and conducts elections in the County to comply with State election laws and statutes; does related work as required.

• Plan, organize, coordinate and manage Federal, State, and County elections and all facets of the voter registration process in accordance with Montana law;
• Conducts elections for other government agencies that may contract with the County for election services;
• Ensures that all applicable regulations are met, legal notices are properly posted;
• Verifies declarations of nominations for all candidates;
• Designs ballot layout and proper rotations; oversees printing of ballots;
• Conducts absentee voting process, receiving ballots by mail or in person;
• Sets up computer program for each election;
• Conducts public testing of ballot scanners to insure accuracy.

• Graduation from a college or university of recognized standing with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Business Management or a closely related field; and
• Four (4) years’ professional management experience including public speaking; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training totaling eight (8) years.

• A comprehensive knowledge of election laws and regulations.

• Valid driver’s license issued by the State of Montana.