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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 47.9 STATE ELECTION
1 2 ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING – PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION BOARD
1 3 ESTABLISHED – FUNDING.
1 4 1. A state election administrator training program is
1 5 established to provide education to county commissioners of
1 6 elections and state and county election staff members in order
1 7 to assure accuracy, consistency, and professionalism in
1 8 election practices throughout the state. The state
1 9 commissioner of elections shall provide the training under the
1 10 program.
1 11 2. a. The training program shall be governed by an
1 12 election training certification board that shall establish the
1 13 curriculum for the program. An election administrator shall
1 14 be certified upon successful completion of the training
1 15 program. The certification board shall also establish a
1 16 program of continuing education for election administrators to
1 17 maintain certification.
1 18 b. The certification board shall consist of the following
1 19 members:
1 20 (1) Four county auditors appointed by the president of the
1 21 Iowa state association of county auditors.
1 22 (2) Two county supervisors appointed by the president of
1 23 the Iowa state association of county supervisors.
1 24 (3) Two members appointed by the state commissioner of
1 25 elections.
1 26 (4) One member appointed by the chairperson of a political
1 27 party, as defined in section 43.2, not represented in
1 28 subparagraph (1) or (2).
1 29 Members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2)
1 30 shall be balanced between the two political parties whose
1 31 candidates for president of the United States or for governor,
1 32 as the case may be, received the largest and next largest
1 33 number of votes at the preceding general election. The term
1 34 of appointment to the board is two years. A vacancy on the
1 35 board shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in
2 1 the same manner as the original appointment.
2 2 c. The election training certification board shall adopt
2 3 rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, to administer this section.
2 4 3. Implementation of the state election administrator
2 5 training program is subject to appropriation by the general
2 6 assembly to support the program.
2 7 EXPLANATION
2 8 This bill establishes the state election administrator
2 9 training program to educate election commissioners and their
2 10 staff. The bill creates an election training certification
2 11 board that will establish the curriculum for the training
2 12 program and for a continuing education program after
2 13 certification. Board members are county auditors and county
2 14 supervisors, which appointments shall be balanced between the
2 15 two major political parties in Iowa; representatives of the
2 16 secretary of state's office; and a representative of any other
2 17 political party, as determined by Iowa law, not already
2 18 represented on the board. Board terms are for two years and
2 19 vacancies are filled in the same manner as the original
2 20 appointment. The bill gives the board authority to adopt
2 21 rules to administer the training program.
2 22 The bill provides that implementation of the program is
2 23 subject to appropriation by the general assembly to support
2 24 the training program.
2 25 LSB 5311DP 79
2 26 sc/pj/5
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