Elections Technician; Lead

Position: Elections Technician (Lead) - Extra Help
Salary: $27.05 - $33.21 Hourly
Location : Fairfield, CA
Job Type: Extra Help
Job Number: 26-484010-E1
Department: Dept of Information Technology
Opening Date: 02/06/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Contact: Sukari Dixon | sdixon

Solano County Department of Information Technology (DoIT) provides customer-oriented and convenient access to information and services through the use of technology; anytime - anywhere. The County strives for cost-effective use of technology, with interactive exchange and sharing of data within departments, with constituents, with other governments and business partners. The guiding principles of DoIT are:

• Support and facilitate access to County information for the public and its employees and to help the County conduct its business in a fast and easy manner
• Support the business goals of the County in an efficient, cost-effective manner
• Provide safe and secure systems and an integration mechanism to streamline business practices
• Provide ongoing technology training for staff
• Provide opportunities for constituents to utilize technology in their interaction with the County
• Share and exchange information using multiple channels

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THE POSITION

Under direction, performs lead and complex administrative support work in monitoring County election practices; performs data entry of voter registration records and absentee voting requests; compiles candidate and voting information; assists with tabulation of elections; secures poll workers, polling places and materials; assists with voting equipment testing, storage, maintenance and delivery; performs related work as directed.

This recruitment is intended to fill the Elections Technician (Lead) (Extra-Help) position. Extra-help employees do not have rights to a regular position or continued employment and are excluded from civil service. The hours worked may be part-time or full-time, but hours cannot exceed more than 999 hours in a fiscal year.

Note:

All CalPERS retirees applying for Extra Help positions must meet CalPERS post retirement employment requirements. Work must be performed for a limited duration and retiree annuitant may not work more than 960 hours per fiscal year.
BENEFITS
Extra-help employees who work less than 29 hours per week do not typically receive or accrue benefits of regular employees during their period of employment. All extra-help employees accrue .034 hours of Paid Time Off for every full hour worked.
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Essential Duties
Depending on assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Leads the work of employees engaged in similar activities; assigns, monitors, and reviews work for completeness, accuracy and adherence to policies and procedures; provides technical expertise in the resolution of problems; trains new employees in department/program policies and procedures related to assigned.

2. Conducts voters outreach activities including sending and stocking voter registration cards, boxes, signs and information throughout Solano County; tracks voter registration cards logged by number for the Secretary of State and National Voter Registration Act reports; attends voter outreach meetings with other counties to discuss problems, ideas, tasks, changes and duties associated with registering voters and keeping up with State and Federal laws.

for Elections Technician (Lead)

Job Description

Position Requirements
Education: High school diploma or GED preferred
Experience: Eighteen (18) months of full-time clerical work experience which include twelve (12) months in the preparation, processing tracking and filing of election related information that demonstrates the possession of and competency in the requisite knowledge and abilities.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid California Class C drivers license.
• Independent travel will be required.

Supplemental Information
SELECTION PROCESS

02/27/2026 - 5:00pm Deadline to submit application and required documents for first application review.
Applications will be reviewed every 3 weeks

Based on the information provided in the application documents, the…