§ 7-4-111 — Compensation of board members

(a) The State Board of Election Commissioners may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq. (b) (1) Each member of a county board of election commissioners shall receive for his or her services the sum of not less than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per public meeting when official business is conducted up to a total of ten (10) meetings for an election. (2) For each meeting over the number of meetings per election under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, each member of a county board of election commissioners shall receive for his or her services the sum of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (c) Each member of a county board of election commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour worked outside of a public meeting subject to the following limitations: (1) A member of a county board of election commissioners shall be paid for work conducted outside of a meeting for up to forty (40) hours per election; or (2) The quorum court may set the amount of hours a member of a county board of election commissioners may be paid between zero (0) hours and forty (40) hours per election if: (A) A county employee has been made available to act as an election coordinator, subject to the requirement that the employee comply with directives of the county board of election commissioners in matters related to an election; and (B) The county employee has been accepted as an election coordinator by a vote of the county board of election commissioners. (d) Each member of a county board of election commissioners shall file a claim with the county documenting tasks completed by the member and the time required to complete those tasks in order to receive hourly compensation. (e) A member of a county board of election commissioners shall not be paid hourly compensation for tasks completed: (1) More than one hundred (100) days prior to election day; or (2) More than forty (40) days after election day.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 356,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 5, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-507; Acts 1987, No. 403, § 1; 1995, No. 709, § 13; 1997, No. 250, § 42; 1997, No. 647, § 9; 2005, No. 1677, § 2.