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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS |
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Chapter 32. ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS |
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Subchapter E. COMPENSATION |
Sec. 32.094. STATEMENT OF COMPENSATION
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(a) After each election, each presiding judge serving in the election shall prepare and sign, in duplicate, a statement containing the following information:
(1) the name and address of the presiding judge and each clerk who served under the judge;
(2) the number of hours that each election officer worked at the polling place or at another location under Section 62.014(c), excluding time for which payment may not be made; and
(3) the name of the election officer who delivered the election records, keys, and unused supplies, and, if more than one officer, the name of and the amount of compensation allocated to each officer.
(b) In addition to the information required by Subsection (a), the compensation statement must include the total hourly compensation earned by each officer if the authority responsible for distributing the election supplies directs the presiding judge to include that information.
(c) The presiding judge shall follow the instructions of the authority responsible for distributing the election supplies with respect to:
(1) the time by which and the authority to whom the presiding judge is to deliver the compensation statement; and
(2) any other instructions that the authority considers appropriate to ensure that the election officers are paid.
(d) The time designated under Subsection (c)(1) for delivery of the compensation statement may not be later than 5 p.m. of the third day after election day.
(e) The original compensation statement shall be used for making payment for the services. The general custodian of election records shall preserve the duplicate for the period for preserving the precinct election records. If the presiding judge delivers the statement to an authority other than the general custodian of election records, the authority receiving the statement shall deliver the duplicate to the general custodian not later than the third day after the date of its receipt.