1. (a) Each county board of election commissioners shall:

   1. (1)

      1. (A) Designate at least two (2) qualified electors of the county to attend training conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners before the regularly scheduled preferential primary election for the purpose of being certified by the State Board of Election Commissioners as poll worker trainers for the county.
      2. (B) Each designee shall attend either:

2. (i) A comprehensive training program conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners before the regularly scheduled preferential primary election; or

   1. (ii) An advanced training program conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners after each regular legislative session.

      1. (C) Any designee who has not served as a certified poll worker trainer during the previous two (2) preferential primary and general elections and previously attended the comprehensive training program conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners must attend the comprehensive training program; and

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Ensure that all poll workers at each preferential primary election polling site for a regularly scheduled election attended election training conducted locally by State Board of Election Commissioners-certified trainers and coordinated by the State Board of Election Commissioners prior to each regularly scheduled preferential primary election.
      2. (B) All poll workers appointed by the county election commission are required to receive the basic poll worker training curriculum approved by the State Board of Election Commissioners.
      3. (C) At least two (2) poll workers at each polling location are required to receive the advanced poll worker training curriculum approved by the State Board of Election Commissioners.
      4. (D) The county election commission may elect to administer the full training curriculum to all poll workers in the county.
3. (b) For all elections following the regularly scheduled preferential primary election, county boards of election commissioners shall ensure that each poll worker has attended election training coordinated by the State Board of Election Commissioners within twelve (12) months prior to the election in which they are serving.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained footnotes to the following: Footnote to 7 CAR § 81-104(a)(2)(A) cited "3 A.C.A. § 7-4-109(e)(1)". Footnote to 7 CAR § 81-104(b) cited "4 A.C.A. § 7-4-107(b)(2)(C) as amended by Act 966 of 2019".