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