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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 290 By: Hamilton
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to conduct of elections; am ending 26
O.S. 2021, Section 2 -129, which relates to
compensation of precinct officials; increasing
compensation for certain election offici als;
conforming language; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -129, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2-129. A. 1. For any election held on or after July
1, 2020, and prior to July 1, 2024, the inspector shall be paid One
Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.00).
2. For any election held on or after July 1, 2024, and prior to
July 1, 2028, the inspector shall be paid One Hundred Twenty -five
Dollars ($125.00).
3. For any election held on or after July 1, 2028 the effective
date of this act, the inspector shall be paid One Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($150.00) Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00).
B. 1. For any election hel d on or after July 1, 2020, and
prior to July 1, 2024, judges and clerks shall b e paid One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00).
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2. For any election held on or after July 1, 2024, and prior to
July 1, 2028, judges and clerks shall be paid One Hundred Fifteen
Dollars ($115.00).
3. For any election held on or after July 1, 2028 the effective
date of this act, judges and clerks shall be paid One Hundred Thirty
Dollars ($130.00) Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
C. B. 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 Reim bursement
Act for mileage incurred from their ho me to and from their assigned
polling place. In ad dition, inspectors shall be allowed mileage
reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement
Act for mileage incurred to receive or retur n ballots and materials
for the election.
D. C. Compensation and mileage reimbursement provided herein
shall be paid for any election conducted by a county election board.
E. D. 1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the compensation described in
subsections A, and B and C of this section shall be paid by the
county election board from county funds and the remai nder shall be
paid by the State Election Board for all regular Primary, Runoff
Primary and General Elections for state and federal offices, for the
Presidential Preferential Primary Election, and for all s tatewide
special elections and all special election s for United States
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Representatives or United States Senators and State Senators or
State Representatives.
2. Except for elections described in paragraph 1 of this
subsection, for all other elections cond ucted by a county election
board, the entity for wh ich the election is being conducted shall
pay the compensation and mileage reimbursement described in
subsections A, and B, and C of this section; provided, if an
election for more than one entity is condu cted in the same precinct,
the entities shall equal ly share the cost of precinct official
compensation and mileage reimbursement for that precinct.
F. E. The secretary of the county election board may appoint
volunteer precinct officials who shall not rec eive the compensation
provided herein by this section.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passag e and approval.
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