| 1 | 1 | | 81R760 ATP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Dutton H.B. No. 306 |
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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 the compensation of an election judge or clerk. |
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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. Sections 32.091(a) and (c), Election Code, are |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an election judge |
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| 12 | 12 | | or clerk is entitled to compensation for services rendered at a |
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| 13 | 13 | | precinct polling place at an hourly rate not to exceed the amount |
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| 14 | 14 | | fixed by the appropriate authority, which amount must be at least |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1-1/2 times the federal minimum hourly wage. A judge or clerk may |
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| 16 | 16 | | be compensated at that rate for services rendered under Section |
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| 17 | 17 | | 62.014(c). |
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| 18 | 18 | | (c) For a primary or runoff primary election, the minimum |
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| 19 | 19 | | hourly rate is the greater of the maximum rate provided by |
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| 20 | 20 | | Subsection (a) or, if the election officer attended a training |
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| 21 | 21 | | program as provided by Subchapter F, $11 [$7]. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 32, Election Code, is |
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| 23 | 23 | | amended by adding Section 32.095 to read as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | Sec. 32.095. DEADLINE FOR COMPENSATION. The authority |
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| 25 | 25 | | fixing compensation under Section 32.093 shall provide for |
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| 26 | 26 | | compensation to be paid to an election judge or clerk not later than |
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| 27 | 27 | | 72 hours after the time the compensation statement is submitted |
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| 28 | 28 | | under Section 32.094. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. Section 32.112, Election Code, is amended to |
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| 30 | 30 | | read as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | Sec. 32.112. EXPENSE OF TRAINING JUDGES. (a) The |
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| 32 | 32 | | governing body of a political subdivision may appropriate funds to: |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) compensate its election judges, early voting |
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| 34 | 34 | | clerk, and deputy early voting clerks in charge of early voting |
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| 35 | 35 | | polling places for attending a training program required under |
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| 36 | 36 | | Section 32.111, at an hourly rate at least 1-1/2 times the federal |
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| 37 | 37 | | minimum hourly wage, not to exceed the maximum rate of compensation |
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| 38 | 38 | | of an election judge for services rendered at a precinct polling |
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| 39 | 39 | | place or, if applicable, for attending a training program under |
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| 40 | 40 | | Section 32.114; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | (2) pay the expenses of conducting the programs. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (b) A political subdivision making an appropriation under |
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| 43 | 43 | | this section shall provide for compensation to be paid to an |
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| 44 | 44 | | election judge or clerk not later than 72 hours after the time the |
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| 45 | 45 | | judge or clerk provides documentation acceptable to the political |
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| 46 | 46 | | subdivision that the person is entitled to compensation under this |
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| 47 | 47 | | section. |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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| 49 | 49 | | compensation for an election judge or clerk for services rendered |
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| 50 | 50 | | or training attended on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 51 | 51 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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