DOS - REGULATORY SPECIALIST III

Requisition No: 869125

Agency: Department of State

Working Title: DOS - REGULATORY SPECIALIST III - 45001043 1

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 45001043

Salary: $41,810.88

Posting Closing Date: 01/31/2026

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Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of administrative or clerical experience.
• Two years of relevant work experience; OR At least 6 months performing the job duties of this position; OR Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Preferences:

• Experience with BVRSA, CCIS, DAVID, DOC, FVRS, and Voter Focus
• Experience investigating or performing legal research of criminal case histories or clemencies, and/or locating and interpreting criminal court documents
• Fluent in Spanish

Special Note:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This is professional, complex work assisting with all administrative, programmatic, and operational activities within the Division of Elections/Bureau of Voter Registration Services (BVRS). This position is responsible for, including but not limited to, the following duties:

• Requests and distributes court records from various federal, state, and local agencies.
• Creates comprehensive credible and reliable mental incapacity and restoration case files by comparing and analyzing voter demographic information in Florida Voter Registration System (FVRS) with other approved sources to determine voters’ eligibility to be registered and/or to vote, when back-up assistance is needed.
• Creates comprehensive credible and reliable felon case files by comparing and analyzing voter demographic information in Florida Voter Registration System (FVRS) with other approved sources to determine voters’ eligibility to be registered and/or to vote.
• Interacts with Supervisor of Elections staff, other agencies, and the general public through the Voter Assistance Hotline and other communication sources.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to use deductive reasoning.
• Ability to use computer-based programs, knowledge with applications: Florida Voter Registration System (FVRS), Voter Focus, Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) and Comprehensive Case Information System (CCIS).
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and extended hours as needed, with short notice.

We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veterans, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, abilities, skills, and talents to join our workforce.

Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: https://www.sss.gov

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.