§ § 16.1-05-03Secretary of state and county auditors to distribute election information -

County auditor to provide instruction.
1. Not less than thirty days before any primary, general, or special election, the secretary
of state shall provide an instruction manual approved by the attorney general, which in
layman's terms presents in detail the responsibilities of each election official. The
secretary of state shall forward sufficient copies of this manual to each county auditor
who shall distribute the manuals to each member of all the election boards in the
county.
2. Before each primary and general election, each county auditor or the auditor's
designated representative shall conduct training sessions on election laws and
election procedures for election officials in the county and may conduct training
sessions before any special statewide or legislative district election. The session or
sessions must be conducted at such place or places throughout the county as the
county auditor determines to be necessary. Attendance at the session is mandatory for
members of the election board and for poll clerks. The county auditor shall notify the
members of the election boards, poll clerks, and the state's attorney of the time and
place of the session. The state's attorney shall attend all sessions to give advice on
election laws. The county auditor shall invite the district chairman in that county
representing any political party casting at least five percent of the total votes cast for
governor at the last election to attend the session at the chairman's own expense. On
the date of the course or courses, the county auditor may deliver to all election
inspectors at the meeting the official ballots and all other materials as provided in
chapter 16.1-06. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each person attending
the course or courses must be compensated as provided in section 16.1-05-05.
3. An election official, at the option of the county auditor, may be excused from attending
a third training session on election laws within a twelve-month period. If an election
official has attended a training session within the six months preceding a special
election, the election official must be compensated at the pay appropriate for those
having attended a training session, as provided in section 16.1-05-05, for that election.