Sec. 33.02.03.04. Judges' Training Sessions

A. Election Director to Conduct.

(1) Each election director shall prepare and conduct training classes for election judges:

(a) Before the primary and general elections in a presidential election year;

(b) Before the primary election in a gubernatorial election year; and

(c) Before the general election in a gubernatorial election year or before a special primary or general election if the State Administrator considers it necessary.

(2) The training class shall be long enough to cover all of the requirements of the State Administrator’s training curriculum and shall include hands-on practice with any technology that will be used by election judges in a polling place.

(3) The election director may hold as many training sessions as needed to accommodate all of the election judges.

B. Attendance Mandatory.

(1) Each election judge shall attend one training class.

(2) An election director may require an election judge to attend additional classes.

(3) If an election judge serves on election day, the election judge is entitled to compensation of at least $20 for each required class the election judge attends.

(4) Unless appointed under emergency circumstances, an individual may not serve as an election judge unless the individual has attended the required training class.