1. (a)

   1. (1) A county clerk or his or her designee shall attend training for poll worker trainers conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners before the regularly scheduled preferential primary election.

   2. (2) Each county clerk or designee shall attend:

      1. (A) Either a comprehensive training program conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners before the regularly scheduled preferential primary election; or
      2. (B) An advanced training program conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners.

2. (b)

   1. (1)

      1. (A) Advanced training will be made available if the Director of the State Board of Election Commissioners determines that, based on the amount of changes in law and procedure from the previous election cycle, an advanced training program is appropriate for experienced county clerks.
      2. (B) Advanced trainings:

3. (i) Are to only be utilized for clerks or designees who are unable to attend the comprehensive training; and

   1. (ii) May be conducted remotely.

      1. (C) Advanced trainings may not include a detailed review of all basic laws and procedures that are unchanged from the previous two (2) election cycles but will address all aspects of the duties of the county clerk’s office in conducting an election.

   2. (2) Any county clerk or designee who has not served as an election official 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.

      1. (c)
   3. (1) A county clerk or a county clerk’s designee may train any poll worker appointed by the county clerk to conduct clerk-administered early voting.

   4. (2) However, a county clerk or a county clerk’s designee may not train election officials appointed by the CBEC unless they or a county clerk’s designee is designated as a certified poll worker trainer by the CBEC.

      1. (d)
   5. (1) A county clerk or his or her designee shall be administered the same examination as the county’s certified poll worker trainers.
   6. (2) In the event a county clerk has sent a designee to this training, the director shall notify the county clerk if the designee fails to demonstrate competency in the skills essential for conducting an election through the examination process.

4. (e) County clerks or clerk designees who attend training under this section:

   1. (1) Are eligible to receive mileage reimbursement at the rate established for state employees by state travel rules; and
   2. (2) Are not eligible to receive any additional compensation.
5. (f) Any reimbursement will be paid by the State Board of Election Commissioners to the county treasurer upon receipt of the reporting form approved and provided by the State Board of Election Commissioners to the county for that purpose.

Codification Notes: "CBEC" means county board of election commissioners.