HB435ENROLLED
Page 0
ODYZJJ-2
By Representative Lomax
RFD: Ways and Means General Fund
First Read: 04-May-23
2023 Regular Session
1
2
3
4
5 HB435 EnrolledHB435 Enrolled
Page 1
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-8-12, Code
of Alabama 1975, to increase the supplemental compensation
paid to election inspectors and clerks; and in connection
therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement
of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the
meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of
2022.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 17-8-12, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง17-8-12
(a) The inspector and clerks shall each be entitled to
base compensation of fifty dollars ($50). The compensation of
the election officials shall be paid as preferred claims, out
of monies in the county treasury not appropriated, on proper
proof of service rendered. In all counties in which the
compensation of precinct election officials is prescribed by
local law or general law of local application at an amount in
excess of the amount prescribed, the compensation of the
precinct election officials shall not be decreased under this
section and the county commission may increase the
compensation so prescribed. In those counties in which
compensation of precinct election officials is set at an
amount in excess of five dollars ($5) per day, but less than
fifty dollars ($50) per day, the provision of the local law or
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 HB435 EnrolledHB435 Enrolled
Page 2
general law of local application relative thereto is
superseded and the compensation prescribed herein shall be the
total compensation of precinct election officials in the
counties.
(b) In addition to the compensation provided in
subsection (a), each clerk shall be entitled to supplemental
compensation paid by the state to ensure that the total
compensation paid to each shall be in an amount of at least
seventy-five dollars ($75) one hundred twenty-five dollars
($125) per day, and each inspector shall be entitled to
supplemental compensation paid by the state in an amount that
ensures that the total compensation of an inspector is at
least one hundred fifty dollars ($100)($150) per day. Upon
completion of a local election school or being certified as a
qualified precinct election official by the judge of probate,
or both, each clerk and inspector shall be entitled to receive
an additional twenty-five dollars ($25) per day in
compensation from the state. The increase provided for in this
subsection shall not increase or decrease any salary
supplement paid under a local law which is in effect on
October 1, 2005October 1, 2022. This subsection shall only
apply to those statewide elections for which county expenses
are reimbursed by the state as defined in Chapter 16. This
subsection shall not apply to special county or other
elections held at any time other than at the time of holding
statewide elections."
Section 2. The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56 HB435 EnrolledHB435 Enrolled
Page 3
within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 2022. If this bill is not enacted by a 2/3 vote, it
will not become effective with regard to a local entity unless
approved by the local entity or until, and only as long as,
the Legislature appropriates funds or provides for a local
source of revenue.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on the first
day of the third month following its passage and approval by
the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65 HB435 EnrolledHB435 Enrolled
Page 4
________________________________________________
Speaker of the House of Representatives
________________________________________________
President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 23-May-23.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 06-Jun-23 Passed
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98