SEAT Continuing Education

APRIL 2008 SEAT Continuing Education Sessions
(same program at each location)

Wednesday, APRIL 16, 2008 in Carroll
Carrollton Inn
1730 N Hwy 71
Carroll

Friday, APRIL 18, 2008 in the Amanas
Amana Holiday Inn
I-80 at exit 225


Register early as we expect a large number of participants.
Registration fee is $50, due by April 10
Please REGISTER at: http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/iseat/register.html


SEAT Contunuing Education
April 16, 2008 - Carroll, Iowa AND April 18, 2008 - Amana, Iowa

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.	General Session: "What to Expect from the 2008 General Election & Changes made in the 2008 Iowa General Assembly" Sandy Steinbach, Director of Elections, Iowa Secretary of State's Office
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.	Breakout Sessions (concurrent sessions) EDR Nuts & Bolts April 16 - Ken Kline, Cerro Gordon County Auditor and Tim Box, Linn County Auditor's Office April 18 - Joni Ernst, Montgomery County Auditor and Tim Box, Linn County Auditor's Office Content: Training for the Nuts and Bolts of In-Office voting after the close of registration as well as procedures that have been developed for Election Day registration, and the entering of data into IVOTERS after the election. This training will benefit your precinct election officials and staff to provide them effective tools to implement Election Day Registration. Absentee Ballot Review Process Sarah Reisetter, Secretary of State's Office Lorri Jahner, Marion County Auditor's Office Content: All of those envelopes! What now? An overview of the return absentee ballot process including the affidavit review process, ballot review logs, voter correspondence and what IVOTERS will do for you Special Precinct Board Management Sandy Steinbach, Director of Elections, Iowa Secretary of State's Office and Kyle Jensson, Black Hawk County Auditor's Office Content: Will 2008 be a record breaker? This session will focus on the requirements and common-sense examples of what has worked well in other counties to achieve over-site and get the job done!
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.	Breakout Sessions Repeated
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.	Breakout Sessions Repeated
4:30 PM	Adjourn

If you need a hotel room, please MAKE YOUR OWN RESERVATIONS:
Carrollton Inn
712-792-5600

Amana Holiday Inn
319-668-1175
NOTE: The Amana hotel does not have an elevator, so we suggest making reservations early if you have difficulty with steps.

The SEAT Curriculum Committee developed the agenda and requested these two locations for the program. Any questions about registration please contact Cindy Stuve at cstuve@iastate.edu or 515-294-5263 or Alan Vandehaar at alanv@iastate.edu or 515-231-6513.