| 1 | 1 | | 81R3194 JRJ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Brown of Brazos H.B. No. 1638 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to state compensation for certain election expenses. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 32.091(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 10 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (c) For a primary or runoff primary election, the minimum |
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| 12 | 12 | | hourly rate is the greater of the maximum rate provided by |
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| 13 | 13 | | Subsection (a) or, if the election officer attended a training |
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| 14 | 14 | | program as provided by Subchapter F, $10 [$7]. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 32, Election Code, is |
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| 16 | 16 | | amended by adding Section 32.095 to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 32.095. LEAVE FOR SERVICE AS ELECTION JUDGE OR CLERK. |
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| 18 | 18 | | A deduction may not be made from the salary, wages, or accrued leave |
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| 19 | 19 | | of an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision of |
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| 20 | 20 | | the state because the officer or employee serves as an election |
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| 21 | 21 | | judge or clerk. A deduction prohibited by this section includes a |
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| 22 | 22 | | deduction for any fee or compensation the employee receives for |
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| 23 | 23 | | serving as an election judge or clerk. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. Section 32.114(e), Election Code, is amended to |
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| 25 | 25 | | read as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (e) An election judge, early voting clerk, or deputy early |
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| 27 | 27 | | voting clerk in charge of an early voting polling place is entitled |
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| 28 | 28 | | to compensation for attending the training program at an hourly |
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| 29 | 29 | | rate not to exceed $10 [$7]. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 4. Section 173.007(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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| 31 | 31 | | read as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) Rules adopted under this section must provide for state |
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| 33 | 33 | | compensation for a sufficient number of polling places in each |
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| 34 | 34 | | county to adequately serve its voters, taking into account the |
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| 35 | 35 | | area, geographic features, estimated voter turnout, and other |
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| 36 | 36 | | relevant factors. The state compensation must be proportional to |
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| 37 | 37 | | the number of polling places in a county, but in no case may state |
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| 38 | 38 | | compensation be limited to fewer than one polling place for each |
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| 39 | 39 | | commissioners precinct. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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