Texas § 32.091 COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AT POLLING PLACE.

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§ 32.091 — COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AT POLLING PLACE.

Texas § 32.091

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 32.091 (2026).

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Sec. 32.091. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AT POLLING PLACE.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), 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).

(b)A judge or clerk may not be paid for more than two hours of work before the polls open, except for payment made for work under Section 62.014 (c). In a precinct in which voting machines are used, a judge or clerk may not be paid for more than two hours of work after the time for closing the polls or after the last voter has voted, whichever is later.

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Sec. 32.091. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AT POLLING PLACE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), 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).
(b) A judge or clerk may not be paid for more than two hours of work before the polls open, except for payment made for work under Section 62.014 (c). In a precinct in which voting machines are used, a judge or clerk may not be paid for more than two hours of work after the time for closing the polls or after the last voter has voted, whichever is later.
(c) For a primary or runoff primary election, the minimum hourly rate is the greater of the maximum rate provided by Subsection (a) or, if the election officer attended a training program as provided by Subchapter F, $7.

Legislative History

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 1052 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.