- (a) This section shall apply only to Cherokee County.
- (b) All returning officers, as appointed by the local appointing board, the judge of probate, sheriff, and circuit clerk, shall receive an additional compensation of ten dollars ($10) and shall receive the same mileage allowance for travel as the state mileage allowance provided for in Section 36-7-22, from the location of the polling place to the courthouse and return.
- (c) The judge of probate shall determine the number of miles for returning officers to receive payment for mileage pursuant to subsection (b).
- (d) The additional compensation shall be paid to the returning officers, one person per precinct box, on each federal, state, county, or special election held in the county.
- (e) The provisions of this section are in addition to statewide compensation for election officials as specified by Section 17-6-13.
(Act 97-652, p. 1237, §§1-5; Act 2015-182, §1.)