Extra deputy pay is reimbursed pursuant to the following provisions:

1. (1) A county is eligible to receive funding for one (1) extra deputy to the county clerk for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of absentee and early voting at the current federal or state minimum wage, whichever is greater at the time of the state-funded election, and applicable overtime wages if required by law, for the actual number of hours worked per day up to the maximum number of hours per day allowable by law, for a period not to exceed thirty-five (35) days per state-funded election; and
2. (2) A county with two (2) county seats may receive funding for one (1) additional deputy county clerk subject to the same limitations in the maximum number of hours.