Vote Smart - Elections Monitoring Intern

Vote Smart Internship Program Overview

Are you passionate about empowering voters and promoting transparency? Join Vote Smart’s Internship Program, where you'll gain hands-on experience in political research and public service. Contribute to impactful projects that support your career aspirations, and directly support our mission of providing free, factual, and unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to all Americans.

Details

• Commitment: 10 hours per week. If you are doing this internship for academic credit, your total and weekly hours may change.
• Location: Fully remote or Des Moines, IA office.
• Compensation: Unpaid, but academic credit may be available through your institution.
• Candidates must be at minimum a Junior in College.

Elections Monitoring Internship

Overview
The Elections Monitoring program is the crux of Vote Smart’s entire research program. It is the job of this program to collect all candidates running for office and input them into our database using state government lists of who filed to run. Additionally, this team collects information on special elections and legislative appointments, processes primary, general, and runoff elections, as well as lists of local elected officials in major cities and counties across the country.

Attention to detail is essential to succeeding in this program. This team needs to successfully enter each candidate into a massive library of past and present candidates and ensure that each candidate is in the correct election. 

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the direct supervisor to maintain accuracy and consistency.
• Stay informed on electoral trends and breaking news.
• Conduct candidate and official list entry and ensure data integrity.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to nonpartisan work.
• Interest in the electoral process and how states differentiate themselves in administering elections.