116.046 Voter registration forms for public high schools, area technology centers, and private schools -- Public education program

116.046 Voter registration forms for public high schools, area technology centers,

and private schools -- Public education program.

(1) The county clerk shall provide voter registration forms annually to each principal or

assistant principal of every public high school, each area technology center, and

private schools, and each school shall have a designated person who shall be

responsible for informing students and school personnel of the availability of the

registration forms and assist them in properly registering. The completed forms

shall be returned to the county clerk, for official registration by the county clerk.

(2) Any person designated to assist in registration in subsection (1) of this section shall

fulfill this responsibility in an impartial and fair manner and shall not recruit a

registrant for any particular party.

(3) The State Board of Education shall implement annual programs of public education

regarding elections, voting procedures, and election fraud, which shall include an

audio-visual presentation for high school juniors and seniors. The State Board of

Education, after consultation with the State Board of Elections, shall update the

public education programs required by this section as relevant statutory changes

occur, as different types of voting systems are used, or as more effective methods of

presentation shall be developed.