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Putnam County

Personnel Department

ELECTION CLERK

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS This is clerical work of a routine nature performed under the direct supervision of the Commissioners of Elections and/or Elections Specialists and in accordance with prescribed routine. Performs related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:  (Illustrative only)

  • Assists with election night activities;
  • Compiles election statistics;
  • Registers prospective voters;
  • Draws and reads election maps;
  • Sorts, indexes and files materials;
  • Operates typewriter, adding and other office machines;
  • Performs a variety of related activities as required.

Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Election Clerks are chosen to given equal representation to the two (2) major political parties.  They are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Elections.

 

11/98

Unclassified

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to administer, in a fair and equitable manner, the provisions of New York State Civil Service Law and Putnam County Civil Service Rules with respect to the offices and employments in the classified service of Putnam County and the civil divisions therein, which include the towns, villages, school districts, libraries and special districts.

It is Putnam County Personnel Department’s responsibility to ensure Putnam County taxpayers of a public workforce qualified for their jobs pursuant to the principles of selection according to merit and fitness as set forth in Article 5, §6 of the New York State Constitution.

  • Paul Eldridge

    Personnel Officer

Putnam County Office Building

40 Gleneida Avenue
Carmel, New York 10512

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