By Van de Putte                                        S.B. No. 608
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to compensation for services rendered at a polling place
 1-3     by election officers.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 32.091, Election Code, is amended by
 1-6     amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
 1-7     follows:
 1-8           (a)  An election judge or clerk is entitled to compensation
 1-9     for services rendered at a precinct polling place at an hourly rate
1-10     not to exceed $7.50 [$6]. A judge or clerk may be compensated at
1-11     that rate for services rendered under Section 62.014(c).
1-12           (c)  The compensation fixed for judges and clerks for an
1-13     election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other
1-14     than a county may not exceed the compensation fixed for an election
1-15     ordered by the governor or a county authority in the county in
1-16     which the political subdivision is primarily situated.
1-17           SECTION 2.  Section 173.008, Election Code, is amended by
1-18     adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
1-19           (e)  The compensation payable to election judges and clerks
1-20     for a primary election that is conducted by the county election
1-21     officer under an election services contract must be at least equal
1-22     to the compensation payable to judges and clerks for an election
1-23     ordered by the governor or a county authority in that county.
1-24           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.