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Elections OntarioBy-ElectionJob Descriptions
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Table of Contents
No Computer Skills Required:
Area Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Deputy Returning Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Poll Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Polling Day Revision Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Information Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Advance Poll Information Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Comfortable with Computers:
Advance Poll Supervising Deputy Returning Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Advance Poll Revision Deputy Returning Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Advance Poll Tabulator Deputy Returning Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Supervising Deputy Returning Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Deputy Returning Officer (Tech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Revision Deputy Returning Officer (Tech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tabulator Deputy Returning Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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No Computer Skills Required:
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Area Manager
No computer skills required
Job description:
Acts as a liaison between the Returning Officer and the polling day poll officials. Supervises two to three voting locations on polling day. All tasks will be done manually and using paper forms and lists. Travelling between voting locations is a requirement of the job and mileage is paid. Requires a valid driver’s license, access to a vehicle and cell phone. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Contacting poll officials to ensure team is available to work on the prescribed days.
• Arriving at assigned voting locations and ensuring polls are set up and open on time, ensuring staffing resources, supplies and poll layout conforms with Elections Ontario standards.
• Solving any issues as they arise.
• Ensuring results are called into the returning office.
• Assisting the DRO with the Ballot Statement of the Poll forms after the closing of the polls.
• Ensuring all materials are returned in the prescribed manner.
Abilities include:
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively provide instructions.
• Problem solving, teaching and coaching skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Analytical reasoning skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to handle stress.
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Deputy Returning Officer
No computer skills required
Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the voting process. All tasks will be done manually and using paper forms. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Arriving at assigned voting location and ensuring the poll is set up and open on time, ensuring staffing resources, supplies and poll layout conforms with Elections Ontario standards.
• Notifying the Area Manager of individuals who did not show up for work, any services that are disrupted, incidents that occur or complaints that are made at the polls.
• Issuing ballots to eligible electors.
• Counting the ballots, completing forms, and calling in results on election night to the returning office.
• Ensuring all materials are returned in the prescribed manner.
• Assisting electors with disabilities, if required.
Abilities include:
• Ability to effectively provide instructions.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Organizational skills.
• Mathematical skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong communication skills (multilingual where necessary).
• Ability to print legibly.
• Ability to complete forms accurately.
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Poll Clerk
No computer skills required
Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the voting process. All tasks will be done manually and using paper forms. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Arriving at assigned voting locations and ensuring the poll is set up and open on time, ensuring staffing resources, supplies and poll layout conforms with Elections Ontario standards.
• Locating and striking off the elector’s name on the List of Electors.
• Assisting the Deputy Returning Officer (DRO) to process electors.
• Assisting with the counting of ballots including calling in results on election night to the returning office.
• Ensuring all materials are returned in the prescribed manner.
Abilities include:
• Ability to effectively provide instructions.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Strong communication skills (multilingual where necessary).
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to print legibly.
• Ability to complete forms accurately.
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Polling Day Revision Assistant
No computer skills required
Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the revision process. All tasks will be done manually and using paper forms. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Arriving at assigned voting location and ensuring the poll is open time on Election Day.
• Performing manual revisions, additions and deletions to the List of Electors.
Abilities include:
• Ability to effectively provide instructions.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Analytical reasoning skills.
• Strong communication skills (multilingual where necessary).
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to print legibly.
• Ability to complete forms accurately.
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No computer skills required
Information Assistant 16 years +
Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the voting location. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Arriving at assigned voting location and ensuring the poll is open on time on Election Day.
• Greeting electors and requesting they have appropriate identification ready.
• Assisting electors with disabilities, if required.
• Checking for campaign literature around the voting location property.
• Directing electors to a poll official.
• Assisting poll officials to remove signage, etc. after polls close.
Abilities include:
• Good communication skills are required to effectively assist electors.
• Good people skills.
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Advance Poll Information Assistant 16 years +
Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the voting location. Must be available to work 11 hours a day for three consecutive days or six consecutive days for the returning office advance poll.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Arriving at advance poll voting location every day and ensuring the poll is open on time.
• Greeting electors and requesting they have appropriate identification ready.
• Directing electors to a poll official.
• Assisting electors with disabilities, if required.
• Checking for campaign literature around the voting location property.
• Assisting poll officials to remove signage, etc. after polls close.
Abilities include:
• Good communication skills are required to effectively assist electors.
• Good people skills.
No computer skills required
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Comfortable with Computers:
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Job description:
Supervises one advance poll voting location with technology. All tasks will be done using electronic forms on a computer. Must be available for three hours the night before the first advance poll day to setup and test the technology. Must be available to work 11 hours a day for three consecutive days or six consecutive days for the returning office advance poll. Must be available for three hours on election night to report results. Must be comfortable with technology.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Contacting poll officials to ensure team is available to work on the prescribed days.
• Delivering, setting up and testing the technology at the voting location the night before the first advance poll.
• Setting up the poll signage at the voting location the night before the first advance poll.
• Arriving at assigned voting locations and ensuring polls are set up and open on time, ensuring staffing resources, supplies and poll layout conforms with Elections Ontario standards.
• Solving any issues as they arise including basic computer and printer issues.
• Ensuring results are called into the returning office.
• Ensuring all materials and equipment are returned in the prescribed manner.
Advance Poll Supervising Deputy Returning Officer
Comfortable with computers
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Abilities include:
• Lift up to 60lbs.
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to follow troubleshooting steps to assist in resolving issues with the technology (computer, printer, modem).
• Ability to complete forms accurately.
• Ability to effectively provide instructions.
• Organizational skills.
• Analytical reasoning skills.
• Strong communication skills (multilingual where necessary).
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Problem solving, teaching and coaching skills.
Advance Poll Supervising Deputy Returning Officer
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Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the voting process. All tasks will be done using electronic forms and lists on a computer. Must be available for three hours the night before the first advance poll day to setup and test the technology. Must be available to work 11 hours a day for three consecutive days or six consecutive days for the returning office advance poll. Must be comfortable with technology.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Setting up and testing the technology at the voting location the night before the first advance poll.
• Setting up the poll signage at the voting location the night before the first advance poll.
• Arriving at advance poll voting location every day and ensuring the poll is set up and open on time.
• Issuing ballots to eligible electors.
• Revising and adding eligible electors to the electronic Voters List.
• Ensuring all materials are returned in the prescribed manner.
Abilities include:
• Ability to effectively provide instruction to electors and scrutineers.
• Ability to complete forms accurately.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Ability to multi-task.
Advance Poll Revision Deputy Returning Officer
Comfortable with computers
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Job description:
Assists eligible electors to cast their ballot. All tasks will be done using a vote tabulator and accessible voting equipment, if required. Must be available for three hours the night before the first advance poll day to setup the technology. Must be available to work three consecutive days or eleven consecutive days for the returning office advance poll. Must be available for three hours on election night to tabulate results. Must be comfortable with technology.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Delivering and setting up the technology at the voting location the night before the first advance poll.
• Setting up the poll signage at the voting location the night before the first advance poll.
• Completing the logic and accuracy test with the vote tabulator prior to the first advance poll.
• Arriving at advance poll voting location every day and ensuring the poll is set up and open on time.
• Feeding elector ballots into the vote tabulator.
• Generating the results on election night.
• Ensuring all materials and equipment are returned in the prescribed manner.
• Completing the logic and accuracy test after Election Day.
• Assisting electors with disability, if required.
Abilities include:
• Lift up to 40lbs.
• Ability to follow troubleshooting steps to assist in resolving issues with the tabulator.
Advance Poll Tabulator Deputy Returning Officer
Comfortable with computers
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Job description:
Supervises one voting location with technology. All tasks will be done using electronic forms on a computer. Must be available for three hours the night before Election Day to setup and test the technology. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day. Requires a valid driver’s license, access to a vehicle and a cell phone. Must be comfortable with technology.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Contacting poll officials prior to polling day to ensure team is available to work on the prescribed days.
• Delivering, setting up and testing the technology at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Setting up the poll signage at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Arriving at assigned voting locations and ensuring polls are set up and open on time, ensuring staffing resources, supplies and poll layout conforms with Elections Ontario standards.
• Solving any issues as they arise including basic computer and printer issues.
• Ensuring that results are called in to the returning office.
• Ensuring all materials and equipment are returned in the prescribed manner.
• Assisting electors with disabilities, if required.
Supervising Deputy Returning Officer
Comfortable with computers
Job description continued on next page.
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Abilities include:
• Lift up to 60lbs.
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to follow troubleshooting steps to assist in resolving issues with the technology (computer, printer, modem).
• Ability to complete forms accurately.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Ability to effectively provide instructions.
• Organizational skills.
• Analytical reasoning skills.
• Strong communication skills (multilingual where necessary).
• Ability to multi-task.
• Problem solving, teaching and coaching skills.
Supervising Deputy Returning Officer
Job description continued.
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Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the voting process. All tasks will be done using electronic forms and lists on a computer. Must be available for three hours the night before Election Day to setup and test the technology. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day. Must be comfortable with technology.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Setting up and testing the technology at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Setting up the poll signage at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Arriving at assigned voting location and ensuring the poll is set up and open on time on Election Day.
• Issuing ballots to eligible electors.
• Ensuring all materials are returned in the prescribed manner.
Abilities include:
• Ability to effectively provide instruction to electors and scrutineers.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to handle stress.
Deputy Returning Officer (Tech)
Comfortable with computers
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Job description:
Assists eligible electors in the voting process. All tasks will be done using electronic forms and lists on a computer. Must be available for three hours the night before Election Day to setup and test the technology. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day. Must be comfortable with technology.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Setting up and testing the technology at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Setting up the poll signage at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Arriving at assigned voting location and ensuring the poll is set up and open on time on Election Day.
• Revising and adding eligible electors to the electronic Voters List.
• Issuing ballots to eligible electors.
• Ensuring all materials are returned in the prescribed manner.
Abilities include:
• Ability to effectively provide instruction to electors and scrutineers.
• Ability to complete forms accurately.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Ability to multi-task.
Revision Deputy Returning Officer (Tech)
Comfortable with computers
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Job description:
Assists eligible electors to cast their ballot. Must be available for three hours the night before Election Day to setup the technology. Must be available to work 13 hours on Election Day. Must be comfortable with technology.
Responsibilities include:
• Attending a training session.
• Delivering and setting up the technology at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Setting up the poll signage at the voting location the night before Election Day.
• Completing the logic and accuracy test with the vote tabulator prior to polling day.
• Arriving at assigned voting location and ensuring the poll is set up and open on time on Election Day.
• Feeding elector ballots into the vote tabulator.
• Generating results on election night.
• Ensuring all materials are returned in the prescribed manner.
• Completing the logic and accuracy test after Election Day.
Abilities include:
• Lift up to 40lbs.
• Ability to follow troubleshooting steps to assist in resolving issues with the tabulator.
Tabulator Deputy Returning Officer
Comfortable with computers
