• Paper Applications are only going to be accepted at this time. When there is a position open, the paper application will be available.

Hiring Policy

• Your application will receive careful consideration. Our goal is to attract, hire, and retain the best-qualified candidates.
• Employment preference is given to applicatns who do not use tobacco products.
• The Hernando County Supervisor of Election's Office is a drug-free workplace.The Election's Office is committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from the effects of drug and alcohol abuse and providing an environment that encourages and supports a safe, healthy, and productive workforce. The drug-free workplace program requires drug testing of applicants selected for employment as well as post-accident and reasonable suspicion testing.
• The Supervisor of Elections is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and strives to enhance its diverse workforce.
• The Supervisor of Elections does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, or disability in employment or the provision of services.
• The Supervisor of Elections is committed to providing a pleasant working environment free from any harassment or discrimination.
• Federal law requires that the Hernando County Supervisor of Elections hire only US citizens and lawfully authorized aliens who can provide documenttion of their identity and employment eligibility.
• All applicants scheduled for an interview will be required to complete an Authorization of Release of Information PRIOR to their interview.

Veterans Preference

• Veterans' preference is given to eligible veterans and spouses of veterans in accordance with Chap. 295, Florida Statutes (FS).
• FS 295.101 has been repealed and eligibility in the State of Florida is now perpetual, and no longer a single entitlement.
• If you are eligible for Veterans' Preference, you must complete he Veterans' Preference Certification FDVA Form VP-1 form. If you claim vertans' preference as a current member of any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the Florida National Guard, you must also complete FDVA Form VP-2, Certification of Current Member or Reserve Component of the United States Armed Forces or The Florida National Guard. If you claim veterans' preference as an unremarried widow or widower of a veteran who died of a service-connected disability or of a member of the United States Armed Forces who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions, you must also complete FDVA Form VP-3, Certification of Unremarried Widow or Widower.
• In order to receive preference, eligibility documentation is requested at the time of application but must be provided before an interview is scheduled.
• You may attach a scanned copy to your application or call (352) 754-4125 to make arrangements for the provision of the required documentation.