4. "Help America Vote Act" - Laserfiche WebLink

IHelp America Vote Act~ · Increasing training of county election officials in the areas of HAVA implementation and overall election administration through funding of grants to counties to participate in national election education programs. · Establishing and implementing an on-going local election official continuing education program open to county, city, and school board officials to be coordinated through Secretary of State, North Dakota Association of Counties, North Dakota League of Cities, North Dakota School Board Association, United Tribes of North Dakota, the North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges, and other institutions of higher education. · Creating a uniform and standardized training program designed by the state, which would be presented in addition to local election information by each respective county election official, for all local election workers by the 2006 election. All election workers will be required to attend the newly created training program following its initial introduction. · Coordinating cooperative efforts between media outlets and the state's political parties, League of Women Voters and other interest groups to establish programs to enhance election official recruitment and training, and encourage employers to allow time for election officials to serve. · Developing web based training sessions, which will be archived and allow for tutoring, testing, and possibly online certification of election officials and poll workers. · Using the Interactive Video Network (IVN) for election training classes at remote sites. · Creating and implementing training videos and compact discs to be made available to all election officials. Voter Education Improvements to voter education may be accomplished through, but are not limited to: · Creating an Advisory Board responsible for coordinating voter education and outreach programs with youth organizations. · Working with advocates for persons with disabilities, the aging community, and other groups to establish an outreach and education program designed to educate voters on the election process and new voting systems in North Dakota. · Developing and implementing a statewide precinct Iocator capable of providing quick and easy on-line information to voters about where to vote. · Demonstrating new voting systems in public places. · Producing a one-time mailer outlining voting and voter access information to be sent to every household in North Dakota. · Developing and implementing web-based education and voter outreach, to include descriptions and maps of voting precincts, polling locations, and instructions for voting on voting devices. · Continuing to publish sample ballots and analyses of the measures appearing on the ballot in each county's official newspaper, to include voter education information. Proposed North Dakota Statc HAVA Plan - h"or Pt~blir: Re~,ic'~v Page 8 of 21