- (a) A certified poll worker who attends the basic poll worker training curriculum administered by a State Board of Election Commissioners-certified poll worker trainer and who works the preferential primary election immediately following the training is eligible to receive a maximum thirty-five-dollar one-time payment for attending training.
- (b) A certified poll worker who attends the advanced poll worker training curriculum administered by a board-certified poll worker trainer and who works the preferential primary election immediately following the training is eligible to receive a maximum fifty-five-dollar one-time payment for attending training.
- (c) A county is eligible to receive compensation for poll workers attending the basic poll worker training up to a maximum of ten (10) eligible poll workers per polling site per preferential primary election.
- (d) A county is eligible to receive compensation for poll workers attending advanced poll worker training up to a maximum of two (2) eligible poll workers per polling site per preferential primary election.
- (e) Poll worker compensation will be paid by the board to the county treasurer upon receipt of the information certified to the Director of the State Board of Election Commissioners under 7 CAR § 81-106(b).
- (f) Under Arkansas Code § 7-4-109(e)(2)(B), an election official who does not pass an examination of essential skills is not eligible for compensation for attending a board-coordinated training.
Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained footnotes to the following: Footnote to 7 CAR § 81-108(a) cited "5 A.C.A. § 7-4-109(e)(2)". Footnote to 7 CAR § 81-110(b) cited "6 A.C.A. § 7-4-109(e)(2)".