(a)Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section,
the compensation paid to polling-place judges, clerks, early-voting-ballot
board members, or persons working at the central counting station
for the general-primary and primary-runoff elections shall be equal
to the hourly rate paid by the county for such workers in county elections
up to not exceed $12 [$8.00] per hour from the
primary fund. All workers must attend a training class certified by
the SOS. Online pollworker training classes are available on the SOS
website.
(b)The county chair may pay technical support personnel
at the central counting station (appointed under Texas Election Code §§127.002,
127.003, or 127.004) compensation which is more than $12 [
$8.00] per hour, but costs may not exceed those paid to county
staff for comparable work.
(c)Except as provided by this section, a judge or
clerk may be paid only for the actual time spent on election duties
performed in the polling place or central counting station. If an
election worker elects to donate his or her compensation to the county
party, signed documentation referencing that fact, by the election
worker and chair, must be placed in the primary records.
(d)The county chair may allow one election worker
from each polling place up to one hour before election day to annotate
the precinct list of registered voters.
(e)The county chair is authorized to pay members of
the early voting ballot board.
(1)Members of the early voting ballot board may only
be compensated for the actual number of hours worked up to $12 [
$8.00] per hour from the primary fund.
(2)Additionally, members may reconvene to process
provisional or late ballots. The provisional ballot/late counting
process must be completed not later than the 7th day after the primary
or runoff primary elections.
(f)Compensation for the election judge or clerk who
delivers and picks up the election supplies on election day may not
exceed $25 [$15] per polling place location.
(g)Except as provided by subsection (f) of this section
the county chair may not pay an election-day worker for travel time,
delivery of supplies, or attendance at the precinct convention.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on October 28, 2019
TRD-201904003 Adam Bitter
General Counsel
Office of the Secretary of State
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 8, 2019
For further information, please call: (512) 463-5650
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