1. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, the compensation paid to polling-place judges, clerks, early-voting-ballot board members, or persons working at the central counting station for the 2004 general-primary and primary-runoff elections shall be $7.00 per hour, if the worker attends a training class certified by the Secretary of State or $5.15 per hour if the worker does not attend a training class.
2. (b) The county chair may pay technical support personnel at the central counting station (appointed under Texas Election Code §§127.002, 127.003, or 127.004) compensation which is more than $5.15/$7.00 per hour. (Note: The county executive committee must provide a cost estimate for hiring employees to work at the central counting station. Estimates must be provided for each position for individuals hired pursuant to Texas Election Code §§127.002, 127.003, or 127.004.)
3. (c) Except as provided by this section, a judge or clerk may be paid only for the actual time spent on election duties performed in the polling place or central counting station.
4. (d) The county chair may allow one election worker from each polling place up to one hour before election day to annotate the precinct list of registered voters.

5. (e) The county chair is authorized to pay members of the early-voting-ballot board.

   1. (1) Members of the early voting ballot board may only be compensated for the actual number of hours worked.
   2. (2) Additionally, members may reconvene to process provisional or late ballots. The provisional ballot/late counting process must be completed not later than the 7th day after the primary or primary runoff elections.
6. (f) Except as provided by §81.121 of this title (relating to Compensation for Delivering Election Records and Supplies and Attending Election Schools for Judges), the county chair may not pay an election-day worker for travel time, delivery of supplies, or attendance at the precinct convention.

Source Note:The provisions of this §81.120 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10201.