Section EL 12.04 - Training content(1) The content of the training curriculum shall be prescribed by the commission.(2) The training curriculum shall include the following elements:(a) A core curriculum session that provides an overview of the electionrelated duties of a municipal clerk.(b) Instructions on the proper completion of election-related forms and notices, including a requirement that the information on election-related forms be legible.(c) Review of the applicable statutory deadlines for publishing notices, submitting petitions and ballot access documents.(d) Directions for the review and completion of election-related forms and petitions, including affixing the signature and certification required by law.(e) Treatment of confidential voter information and proof of residence documents received from a voter.(f) Review of the deadlines and procedures for delivering completed election-related documents to the board of canvassers.(g) A description of the calendar of election events and critical election-related timelines.(h) Duties of the municipal clerk with respect to candidates for municipal office.(i) Requirements for ballot design and preparation, including write-in ballots for military and overseas electors.(j) Duties of the municipal clerk with respect to voters, includinGABsentee, military, overseas and confidential electors, and accessibility to the electoral process.(k) Requirements for recruitment, appointment and training of election inspectors, special voting deputies, special registration deputies, and other election officials.(l) Requirements for acquisition, testing, security and audit of voting equipment.(m) Procedures for ensuring security of ballots and voting equipment, including chain of custody documentation, use of serialized, tamper-evident seals, and monitoring of security procedures.(n) Requirements for establishing, equipping, supplying, securing, and preparing polling places for elections, including emergency preparedness.(o) Election-day responsibilities of the municipal clerk.(p) Post-election responsibilities of the municipal clerk, including conducting the municipal canvass, issuing certificates of election and conducting a recount.(q) Requirements for recall and direct legislation.(r) The consequences for failing to follow prescribed procedures.(s) Any other information prescribed by the commission.Wis. Admin. Code Elections Commission EL 12.04
Renumbered from GAB 12.04, correction in (1) (intro.), (s) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 6, Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726, eff. 7/1/2016.