Candidate Filing Clerk

  • 537605
  • PHOENIX
  • SECRETARY OF STATE (DEPT OF STATE)
  • Temporary
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SECRETARY OF STATE (DEPT OF STATE)

SECRETARY OF STATE (DEPT OF STATE)

The mission of the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State is to provide services throughout the state to:

Preserve our history

Promote engagement; and

Protect the future

The office strives to achieve this mission by being trusted, accessible, innovative, and secure

Candidate Filing Clerk

Job Location:

Address:  1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: 20.00 

Grade: 4

Assignment Length:  February 23, 2026, through April 6, 2026

Job Summary:

A Temporary Candidate Filing Clerk with the Secretary of State's Elections Division will contribute to the team by reviewing candidate petitions to determine if the petitions comply with statutory requirements and assist with intake and scanning of petitions.

This position is temporary and subject to funding availability.

Job Duties:

Assist with the candidate filing process, primarily with petition review, along with intake and scanning. Interact with the public, candidates or federal/state/county officials.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge:
- Basic office professionalism.
- Arizona election processes and laws.

Skills:
-Developed interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively with constituents, election officials, managers and representatives of the State.
- Can deliver excellent customer service via diverse delivery mediums, including in-person, telephone and electronic.
- Active listening.
- Basic computer navigation.
- Basic Microsoft products such as Outlook and Excel.

Abilities:
- Adapt to change in procedures and responsibilities.
- Be highly efficient, detailed-oriented and well organized.
- Follow-through with tasks.
- Manage time effectively.
- Work collaboratively in teams.
- Promote a positive work environment that contributes to the overall success of the Agency
- Maintain strict confidentiality.
- Remain objective and non-partisan while serving as a Temporary Candidate Filing Clerk under the Secretary of State.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Must possess a valid AZ Driver's License or State issued picture ID; Must be an eligible voter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

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The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

ARIZONA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AMS)

All Arizona state employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government whereby every employee reflects on performance, reduces waste, and commits to continuous improvement with sustainable progress.  Through AMS, every state employee seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.  
State employees are highly engaged, collaborative and embrace a culture of public service.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements