Web-based Training Pilot: As announced on Wednesday, October 8, the one-hour web-based training program on "Managing the Polls on Election Day" is now available for viewing.  This course will be used as the model for future web-based training courses and programs offered by the Bureau including Michigan's Clerk Accreditation Program.  Our goal is to incorporate web-based training as a complement to the current face-to-face training programs. 

The course may be accessed at any time from any computer that has Internet access.  You may take the course as many times as you wish.  If you are unable to complete the course in one setting, you can return to the course at another time.  When returning to the course, you will receive a prompt asking if you would like to continue from where you left off or go back to the beginning.  At the end of the course, you will be asked to complete a short evaluation regarding the course content and format.  The feedback that you provide will be used to make enhancement to this course as well as future web-based training courses that will be offered by the Bureau.  Instructions for accessing the course can be found at the end of this communication. 

Due to the overwhelming response received following last weeks announcement, we have arranged to make this course available to all county, city, township and village clerks.  To access the course, however, you must first register in LearnPort.  Instructions for registering in LearnPort are detailed below.  The registration process will take about 5 minutes to complete.

Registering in LearnPort

STEP 1: To register, go to www.learnport.org and click on "New User? CLICK HERE."

STEP 2: Enter your desired login ID and password.  Your Login ID and Password should consist of at least four letters and/or numbers.  The password is also case-sensitive.  If an existing user has already requested the username you selected, you'll be prompted to select a new login ID.

STEP 3:  Identify your Registration Category by selecting Professional Organization from the dropdown list below.  Click the Submit button.

STEP 4:  Identify your Professional Organization by selecting "Secretary of State: Bureau of Elections" from the alphabetical dropdown list.  (NOTE: "Secretary of State, Bureau of Elections" is located near the bottom of the dropdown list.)  Click the Select button.  When you see the Confirmation screen, click on the Submit button. 

STEP 5:  You will then be prompted to complete a short User Profile.  Please complete just the fields that are identified with an asterisk.

STEP 6: Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page.  You will be taken to the Registration Confirmation page which shows that the registration was successfully completed. 

For registration assistance, please call: 1-888-889-2840.

Accessing the Web-based Course

 Go to www.learnport.org and enter your Username and Password.

      1.  Click on "Courses" on the left hand side

2.  Select "Catalog"

3.  In the Keyword text box, enter "election" and click "Search."

4.  When you see the link to the course, click on it.

5.  Next, click the button labeled "Take Course".

You will see a list of course modules on the left side.  Click on the first module to begin the course.

Again, we thank you for your assistance with the evaluation of the web-based training course.

Questions?  Please contact Sue McRill at (517) 241-2543 or McRillS@Michigan.gov.