Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-2-129
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Compensation of precinct officials
Official statutory text
A. 1. For any election held on or after the effective date of
this act, the inspector shall be paid Two Hundred Twenty-five
Dollars ($225.00).
2. For any election held on or after the effective date of this
act, judges and clerks shall be paid Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
B. Precinct officials assigned to work a polling place ten (10)
miles or more from their home, shall be allowed mileage
reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement
Act for mileage incurred from their home to and from their assigned
polling place. In addition, inspectors shall be allowed mileage
reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement
Act for mileage incurred to receive or return ballots and materials
for the election.
C. Compensation and mileage reimbursement provided shall be
paid for any election conducted by a county election board.
D. 1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the compensation described in
subsections A and B of this section shall be paid by the county
election board from county funds and the remainder shall be paid by
the State Election Board for all regular Primary, Runoff Primary and
General Elections for state and federal offices, for the
Presidential Preferential Primary Election, and for all statewide
special elections and all special elections for United States
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 29
Representatives or United States Senators and State Senators or
State Representatives.
2. Except for elections described in paragraph 1 of this
subsection, for all other elections conducted by a county election
board, the entity for which the election is being conducted shall
pay the compensation and mileage reimbursement described in
subsections A and B of this section; provided, if an election for
more than one entity is conducted in the same precinct, the entities
shall equally share the cost of precinct official compensation and
mileage reimbursement for that precinct.
E. The secretary of the county election board may appoint
volunteer precinct officials who shall not receive the compensation
provided by this section.
this act, the inspector shall be paid Two Hundred Twenty-five
Dollars ($225.00).
2. For any election held on or after the effective date of this
act, judges and clerks shall be paid Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
B. Precinct officials assigned to work a polling place ten (10)
miles or more from their home, shall be allowed mileage
reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement
Act for mileage incurred from their home to and from their assigned
polling place. In addition, inspectors shall be allowed mileage
reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement
Act for mileage incurred to receive or return ballots and materials
for the election.
C. Compensation and mileage reimbursement provided shall be
paid for any election conducted by a county election board.
D. 1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the compensation described in
subsections A and B of this section shall be paid by the county
election board from county funds and the remainder shall be paid by
the State Election Board for all regular Primary, Runoff Primary and
General Elections for state and federal offices, for the
Presidential Preferential Primary Election, and for all statewide
special elections and all special elections for United States
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 29
Representatives or United States Senators and State Senators or
State Representatives.
2. Except for elections described in paragraph 1 of this
subsection, for all other elections conducted by a county election
board, the entity for which the election is being conducted shall
pay the compensation and mileage reimbursement described in
subsections A and B of this section; provided, if an election for
more than one entity is conducted in the same precinct, the entities
shall equally share the cost of precinct official compensation and
mileage reimbursement for that precinct.
E. The secretary of the county election board may appoint
volunteer precinct officials who shall not receive the compensation
provided by this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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