AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
asmith@sample~resume.com
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Objective: Seek the Position of Election Clerk
SUMMARY: Highly knowledgeable, proactive and self motivated Election Clerk with over four years experience performing a combination of electoral duties during elections, such as compiling and verifying voter lists from official registration records.
Summary of Qualifications
Registered and party-declared voter.
Proven ongoing voting resident to understand the voting process from the voter's perspective.
Exceptionally honest and trustworthy.
Great ability to remain calm and unflustered, even during long lines.
Profound ability to work well with people, and to deal gracefully with the challenges of long lines and detailed work.
Thorough knowledgeable and willingness to learn legal specifics of voting process.
Excellent team player.
Professional Experience
Department of Elections, Rainbow County, Minneapolis 2002 - Present
Election Clerk
Compile and verify voter lists from official registration records.
Request identification of voters at polling place.
Obtain signatures and record names of voters to prevent voting of unauthorized persons.
Distribute ballots to voters and answer questions concerning voting procedure.
Count valid ballots and prepare official reports of election results.
Call out the voter name, correctly checking in each voter, giving that voter the correct number of ballots and assuring that each voter is given a confidentiality envelope if desired
State the address listed on the checklist for the voter, and ask if the address is correct.
Report to the Moderator or the Town Clerk any needs to void ballots or any concerns that may arise during the day.
Assist the Moderator in welcoming all voters, helping any voters with reading and hearing challenges, and other duties as the Town Moderator might reasonably ask.