78R3641 DRH-D

By:  Armbrister                                                   S.B. No. 321



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the compensation of an election judge or clerk in a 
general election.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 32.091(a), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(a)  An election judge or clerk is entitled to compensation 
for services rendered at a precinct polling place at an hourly rate 
not to exceed the amount fixed by the appropriate authority, which 
amount must be at least the federal minimum hourly wage. A judge or 
clerk may be compensated at that rate for services rendered under 
Section 62.014(c).  For a general election, the rate must be at 
least $8 per hour.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to compensation for an election judge or clerk for 
services rendered on or after that date.