Bill Summary
Under existing law, an absentee election manager is compensated for his or her duties with respect to absentee ballots during the 45-day period before an election and on election day
This bill would provide for compensation of absentee election managers for the 55-day period before an election, the day of an election, and the seven-day period after an election
Relating to absentee election managers; to amend Section 17-11-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to revise the time periods for which absentee election managers are compensated.
Bill Text
Under existing law, an absentee election manager is compensated for his or her duties with respect to absentee ballots during the 45-day period before an election and on election day
This bill would provide for compensation of absentee election managers for the 55-day period before an election, the day of an election, and the seven-day period after an election
Relating to absentee election managers; to amend Section 17-11-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to revise the time periods for which absentee election managers are compensated.
Section 1
Section 17-11-14, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§17-11-14.
The county commission shall determine the amount of compensation to be paid to the absentee election manager or other absentee election manager for the performance of his or her duties with respect to the absentee ballots for which his or her services are required during the 45-day 55-day period prior to and on the election, the day of the election, and the seven-day period following the election during which ballots under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act may be returned for which his or her services are required , but such compensation shall be at least fifty dollars ($50) per day or the same pay as an inspector as authorized under Section 17-8-12, and the total number of days worked may not exceed 46 days. In all counties in which the compensation of absentee election managers is prescribed by local law or general law of local application at an amount in excess of the amount prescribed, the compensation of the absentee election manager shall not be increased or decreased. The amount shall be the total compensation allowed the absentee election manager for duties relating to absentee ballots in all elections held on the same day and shall be paid from the county treasury. Any reimbursement shall be as provided in Chapter 16."
Section 2
This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | H | Delivered to Governor at 10:30 a.m. on May 31, 2019. |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-415. |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 30, 2019 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1395 |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 23, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| April 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 303 |
| April 23, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 11, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 20, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Document Type | Document Location |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB227-enr.pdf |
| Bill Text | http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB227-int.pdf |