Administration support

All of our daily work begins with the support of our administration staff. This team ensures that the entire office has what it needs to run a successful election.

Administration staff responsibilities include:

• Answering phone calls and written communication
• Assisting office visitors and voters
• Managing and ordering office and election supplies 
• Supporting other program areas as needed

Early Vote Center staff

We always have one Early Vote Center (EVC) open for the 46-day early voting period in a given election. In larger election years, we open additional EVCs around the City.

EVC staff responsibilities include:

• Providing customer service and assistance to voters
• Answering questions about the voting process
• Processing applications and issuing ballots
• Assisting with set-up and take-down of voting areas

We always need EVC staff who have second-language skills. These staff help support voters who speak another language - especially Hmong, Spanish, and Somali.

Election Judge coordination

Our election judge management team supports our greater election judge workforce. We hire a few different roles to not only help with recruitment and communication, but also to assist with training. 

Election judge team responsibilities include:

• Scheduling training and Election Day assignments
• Talking with election judges on the phone and through email
• Creating election judge training materials and coursework
• Processing hiring paperwork and evaluations
• Supporting election judges on Election Day

Mail operations team

Any Minnesota voter can choose to vote early by mail. Our mail team supports these voters throughout the entire process of voting by mail. We ensure voters complete the application, receive their ballot, and return it by the stated deadline.

Mail team responsibilities include:

• Processing mail ballot applications
• Managing data in the Statewide Voter Registration System
• Organizing materials to go in mail ballot packet
• Answering voter questions regarding their mail ballot
• Preparing ballots for tabulation

Warehouse management

Our warehouse stores materials and equipment used throughout the city on Election Day. We house the equipment needed to run each and every voting precinct. 

Warehouse staff responsibilities include:

• Maintaining inventory for equipment and supplies
• Testing all equipment before and after elections
• Packing and unpacking all materials
• Collecting and analyzing different election statistics