Clerk seeks board support for online election‑inspector training; board approves

Sep 14, 2026

The county clerk asked commissioners to adopt an interactive online training system for nearly 500 election inspectors to meet MCL 168.683 training requirements; first‑year implementation was quoted at $14,685 split among counties, with annual maintenance costs thereafter. The board approved the program unanimously.

The full story

The County Clerk asked the board to support implementing an interactive online training program aimed at the county’s nearly 500 election inspectors to satisfy the training requirement of MCL 168.683. "Approving this new online program would change that. This would be an interactive and accessible online training that allows inspectors to complete this training at their convenience at their pace," the Clerk said, adding the program includes videos, knowledge checks, quizzes and certification tracking.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in