The Secretary of State shall:
(1) Prepare and print, in appropriate and convenient form, periodic compilations and digests of the state election statutes.
(2) Distribute in appropriate quantities to the county clerks for use by the county clerks copies of the compilations and digests and any supplies and materials necessary to the conduct of elections as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(3) Make the compilations and digests available for distribution, free or at cost, to interested persons.