Section 3-412. Election inspectors and poll clerks; training

1. Each board
  of elections shall, at least once every year, conduct a mandatory school
  for the instruction of election inspectors,  poll  clerks  and  election
  coordinators.  They  shall  be given written notice stating the time and
  place at which such school or schools shall be held.
    1-a. The state board of elections shall  establish  a  mandatory  core
  curriculum  for  poll worker training which includes the requirements in
  subdivision two of this section, as amended by a chapter of the laws  of
  2005,  and  the rights of voters at the polls and obligation of election
  workers to protect those rights while maintaining the integrity  of  the
  franchise,  including assisting voters with disabilities or with limited
  or no proficiency in the  English  language,  handling,  processing  and
  entitlement  to  ballots,  including  affidavit  and  emergency ballots,
  proper identification  requirements,  procedures  to  be  followed  with
  respect  to  voters whose names are not on the list of registered voters
  or whose identities have not been  verified,  electioneering  and  other
  violations  of  the  elective  franchise  as  defined  in  this chapter,
  solicitation  by  individuals  and  groups  at  the  polling  place  and
  procedures to be followed after the polls close. Each board of elections
  shall augment the core curriculum with local procedures not inconsistent
  with  the  core  curriculum  adopted by the state board of elections and
  which includes procedures relating to proper operation of, and remedying
  problems with, the voting machine or system in use in that jurisdiction.
    2. Election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators shall be
  instructed concerning the election law, the taking of registrations, the
  use of  voting  machines,  disability  etiquette  and  their  duties  in
  connection therewith as soon as possible after their designation.
    3.  Election  inspectors,  poll  clerks  and  election coordinators as
  required by this section shall, upon  their  original  designation,  and
  every  year  thereafter,  complete  a course of instruction, and, before
  certification, pass an examination thereon. The state board of elections
  shall supply each board of elections with instructional material  to  be
  used  in  the preparation for such examinations and shall give each such
  board  of  elections  uniform  directions  for  the  conduct   of   such
  examinations,  which, it shall be the duty of the board to follow. Every
  such board may utilize additional materials selected by it in the course
  of instruction. No person taking such examination shall be permitted  to
  know  the  questions  or  answers  in  advance or be given access to the
  answers during the examination. If such inspectors or clerks  pass  such
  examination,  the  board  of  elections  shall  certify  the  designated
  election inspector or poll clerk.
    4. The county board of elections shall within two weeks  notify  those
  who have passed the examination, that they are certified to serve.
    5.  Each  board of elections shall reproduce a booklet of instructions
  for inspectors prepared by the state board of elections. A copy of  such
  booklet  shall  be  given  to  each inspector at the time such inspector
  attends the course of instruction. At least one  copy  of  such  booklet
  shall  be  included with the supplies sent to each election district for
  each election and day of local registration.