§ 26-2-129. Compensation of inspectors, judges, clerks and counters.

The inspector shall be paid Ninety-five Dollars ($95.00) for each election and shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act for mileage incurred to receive or return ballots and materials for the election.  Judges, clerks and counters shall be paid Eighty-five Dollars ($85.00) for each election.  Precinct officials assigned to work a polling place ten (10) miles or more from their home, shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act for mileage incurred from their home to and from their assigned polling place.  An additional Two Dollars ($2.00) per election shall be paid to each inspector, judge, clerk and counter of a precinct from the funds of the county.  Compensation provided herein shall be paid for any state, county, municipal or school district election; provided, however, that compensation for elections conducted concurrently shall not exceed in total the amount herein prescribed.  Said compensation shall be paid by the State Election Board for all regular Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections, all statewide special elections and all special elections for United States Representatives or United States Senators and State Senators or State Representatives.  Provided, the county election board may appoint volunteer inspectors, judges, clerks and counters who shall not receive the compensation provided herein.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-129, operative Jan. 1, 1975.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 5, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1995, c. 315, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 5, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 248, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2013, c. 202, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2013.