Certification as an election administrator shall expire when minimum requirements for certification renewal are not met. An election administrator may recertify within two years of certification expiration. To recertify, an election administrator must:

(1) Attend the secretary of state's mandatory certification course;

(2) Have two years continuous service as an election administrator immediately prior to the date of a request for recertification;

(3) Take and pass a recertification exam;

(4) Attend twenty hours of Washington state election-specific training as defined in WAC 434-260-220.

To maintain certification, a recertified election administrator must take an additional twenty hours of training as required by WAC 434-260-300 by the next renewal deadline.

An election administrator shall be allowed one recertification in any ten-year period.

New recertification requirements are effective January 1, 2020.