SEAT COMMITTEE MEETING
MARCH 17, 2005
Members of the seat Committee present were Paul Coates, Pat Gill, Sandy Steinbech, Margie Pitts, Renee McClellan, Judy Clark, Grant Veeder, Vick Ritz and Barb Huey.
The Committee reviewed each Session as submitted by the Curriculum Sub Committee and approved the sessions as follows:
Continuing Ed class will be an 8 hour day. Certification requires 24 hours in a 4-year period. It was recommended to give 4 hours credit to those who attended the Poll Worker Training on October 8, 2004. Barb will furnish the list of those attended.
Recap of each Session as follows:
Session I
General Sessions
| Tuesday |
Iowa
Open Government |
Barb Mack |
| Wednesday |
Election Basis |
Sandy Steinbach |
| Thursday |
Voter
Registration |
Melanie Cloud
Gross |
| Friday |
Never
Say "No Comment" |
Barb Mack |
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Break
Outs |
|
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| Wednesday |
Planning Elections |
Kyle Jensson |
|
Tools
of the Trade |
Chris Scase & Jane
Hughes |
|
Ballot
Preparation |
Dawn Williams |
|
| Thursday |
Special Elections |
Sandy Steinbach |
|
City
Elections |
Vicki Ritz |
|
Organizing Pct Officials |
Barb Huey |
|
|
| One Day |
Surviving Your Job |
Charlene Bell |
|
Implementing a New System |
Ken Kline |
|
Canvassing |
Kyle Jensson |
|
Issues of Accessibility |
Jill Fulitano-Avery |
|
|
Mike Hoenig |
|
|
Michelle Bauer |
|
Session III
General Sessions
| Tuesday |
Case Studies on Handling Issues |
Alan Vandehaar |
| Wednesday |
Voting System Certification |
Sandy Steinbach |
| Thursday |
Understanding and Addressing Controversy |
Norm Riggs |
| Friday |
Campaign Finance |
Charlie Smithson |
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Break
Outs |
|
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| Wednesday |
Partisan
Nominations & Primary |
Sandy Steinbach |
|
School Elections |
Dawn Williams |
|
Absentee Voting |
Vicki Ritz |
|
| Thursday |
General Elections |
Sandy Steinbach |
|
Voter Registration NVRA |
Melanie Cloud Gross |
|
Training Pct Workers |
(To be announced) |
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