States shall not refuse to register voters on the grounds that their registration application was submitted by a third party.
States shall not prohibit persons from assisting individuals in obtaining and completing, or from collecting or submitting, mail voter registration forms, or impose any burden on such assistance, collection or submission of the registration forms.
States may prohibit payment to persons collecting voter registration forms based solely on the number of forms collected.[72]
Wrong!
Piece-work payment for completed forms should not be prohibited, and there is no public purpose for this bill to mention the subject.
Solution
The mention of payment to persons … based solely on the number of forms collected should be eliminated.
18. Training of Poll Workers
Each state shall set minimum standards for, and set up a program for uniformity of, poll worker training, but standards may vary based on the type of voting system used in different locations.
The curriculum must be developed in conjunction with election and education experts; take into consideration EAC guidelines; and cover some aspects of election law and the use and maintenance of their voting systems.
Each state shall require all poll workers successfully complete the curriculum.
Each state shall develop manuals for poll workers at least 4 weeks before each election, distribute the manuals, and ensure that poll workers sign a certification that they have received and reviewed it, starting 1/1/08.[73]
Wrong!
States should not be forced by federal law to get involved in poll worker training, which is typically a local activity.
If a program is required to meet minimum standards, it probably will never exceed minimum standards. Many local jurisdictions do excellent poll worker training.
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