16-532. Instruction of election board
inspectors and judges; certificate of qualification; optional
training; instruction of counting center election officials
A. Not more than forty-five days prior to an election the board of supervisors or
other authority in charge of elections shall conduct a class for the instruction of
inspectors and judges of the election board in their duties, which shall include
instruction in the voting system to be used and the election laws applicable to such
election. Each election board member receiving instructions and properly qualified shall
receive a certificate of qualification. Only inspectors and judges of the election board
who have received the required instruction class shall serve at any election, except as
provided pursuant to sections 16-533 and 16-534. Other members of the election board may
be trained at the same time.
B. The instructor of election board members shall be qualified in election law and
shall have had practical experience in the election process such person is teaching.
C. The election authority in charge of the instructional classes may conduct
multiple sessions to insure that election board members receive adequate instruction.
D. The board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections may approve an
alternate method of instruction and testing for election board members. Each election
board member who successfully completes the instruction shall be certified as a premium
board worker. This instruction may include at least eight classroom hours of instruction
and shall include a written examination on election law and election procedures. Except
as provided in subsection E of this section, a certified premium board worker shall not
be required to receive additional instruction for at least thirty months from the date of
that worker's individual certification. The board of supervisors may approve additional
compensation for certified premium board workers.
E. The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections may require
additional training at any time for any or all election board workers, including premium
board workers. The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall
notify election board workers in writing of changes in the law regarding elections or
changes in election procedures. This notification shall be made immediately preceding
the election in which the statutory change or procedural change regarding election law
becomes effective.
F. Not more than forty-five days prior to the day of an election utilizing a punch
card method of voting and electromechanical tabulation of ballots, the board of
supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall conduct a class for the
deputized counting center election officials in their duties.
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