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Senate Bill 1134 |
Senate Author: Duncan |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Berman et al. |
Under current law, only a person who is a qualified voter meeting certain residence requirements is eligible to serve as a clerk of an election precinct. Senate Bill 1134 amends the Election Code to permit a student who is ineligible under those requirements but meets specified criteria to serve as a clerk of an election precinct. The bill entitles a student election clerk to compensation in the same manner as other election clerks and authorizes a student election clerk to communicate with a voter who cannot communicate in English in a language the voter and the clerk understand. The bill restricts the number of student election clerks authorized to serve at a polling place and authorizes the secretary of state to initiate or assist in developing a statewide program promoting the use of such clerks.
Senate Bill 1134 amends the Education Code to require a school district to excuse a student from attending school for serving as an election clerk, including travel for that purpose, and authorizes a student election clerk to apply time served as a clerk as credit for certain school activities.