Oklahoma Regulations § 230:35-3-30 Pre-Election Expense Claim
Regulation Text
(a)
When the state, the county, a school district, a municipality, or any other governmental entity calls an election to be conducted by the County Election Board, the Secretary of the County Election Board shall prepare an estimate of the number of Precinct Officials, Absentee Voting Board members, and any authorized special-purpose precinct workers required for the election, and the amount of compensation for all Precinct Officials, Absentee Voting Board members, and any special-purpose precinct workers. [26:3-105.1(A)] The estimate also shall include mileage reimbursement for Inspectors to pick up and return election supplies and materials; for Precinct Officials, and special-purpose precinct workers assigned to polling places located ten miles or more from their homes; for any Absentee Voting Board member who travels 10 miles or more from home to the County Election Board office or in-person absentee polling place to report for duty; and for one member of each nursing home Absentee Voting Board. The Secretary shall prepare the estimate, which shall be known as a Pre-Election Expense Claim, in MESA. The Pre-Election Expense Claim shall be submitted to the entity not less than 35 days prior to the election. [26:3-105.1(A)]
(b)
The compensation for Precinct Officials, Absentee Voting Board members, and any authorized special-purpose precinct workers shall be billed as follows.
(1)
Inspector.
The Inspector shall receive a total of $97 for an election. The Inspector also shall be reimbursed for mileage for two round trips from his home to the County Election Board office at the rate currently allowed by the Internal Revenue Service for a business expense deduction. An Inspector assigned to a polling place located ten miles or more from his or her home also may be reimbursed for one-way mileage from home to the assigned polling place. See
230:35-3-31.1
.
(A)
Statewide elections.
For a statewide election, the State Election Board shall be billed $95 per Inspector. The State Election Board also shall be billed for the total amount of mileage reimbursement for the Inspectors. The county shall be billed $2 per Inspector for a statewide election.
(B)
Other elections.
For a county election, a school district election, a municipal election or any other election, the entity authorizing the election shall be billed $97 per Inspector, plus the total amount of mileage reimbursement for the Inspectors.
(2)
Judge and Clerk.
The Judge and Clerk each shall receive a total of $87 for an election. In addition, a Judge or Clerk assigned to a polling place located ten miles or more from his or her home may be reimbursed for round-trip mileage from home to the assigned polling place. See
230:35-3-31.1
.
(A)
Statewide elections.
For a statewide election, the State Election Board shall be billed $85 per Judge and $85 per Clerk. The county shall be billed $2 per Judge and $2 per Clerk. The State Election Board also shall be billed for any mileage paid to Judges and Clerks.
(B)
Other elections.
For a county election, a school district election, a municipal election or any other election, the entity authorizing the election shall be billed $87 per Judge and $87 per Clerk. The entity also shall be billed for any mileage paid to Judges and Clerks.
(3)
Absentee Voting Board members.
Absentee Voting Board members each shall receive $87 for each day they serve for an election. An Absentee Voting Board member who travels ten miles or more from home to the County Election Board office or to a remote in-person absentee polling place to report for duty may receive round trip mileage reimbursement. In addition, one member of each nursing home Absentee Voting Board shall receive mileage reimbursement for the round trip from the County Election Board office to the nursing home or homes.
(A)
Statewide elections.
For a statewide election, the State Election Board shall be billed for the total amount of $87 per Absentee Voting Board member plus appropriate mileage reimbursement.
(B)
Other elections.
For a county election, a school election, a municipal election, or any other election, the entity authorizing the election shall be billed $87 for each Absentee Voting Board member for each day served plus appropriate mileage reimbursement.
(4)
Special-purpose precinct workers.
Special-purpose precinct workers, such as Provisional Voting Officers or Registration Officials, shall receive $87 for an election. In addition, a special-purpose precinct worker assigned to a polling place ten miles or more from his or her home may be reimbursed for round-trip mileage from home to the assigned polling place.
(A)
Statewide elections.
For a statewide election, the State Election Board shall be billed $85 per special-purpose precinct worker. The county shall be billed $2 per special-purpose precinct worker. The State Election Board also shall be billed for any mileage paid to special-purpose precinct workers.
(B)
Other elections.
For a county election, a school district election, a municipal election or any other election, the entity authorizing the election shall be billed $87 per special-purpose precinct worker. The entity also shall be billed for any mileage paid to special-purpose precinct workers.
(5)
Mileage.
Mileage is reimbursed at the rate currently allowed by the Internal Revenue Service for a business expense deduction.
(c)
When two or more entities hold elections on the same date and two or more of the entities are involved in the same precinct, the cost of Precinct Official, Absentee Voting Board member, and special-purpose precinct worker compensation and mileage reimbursement shall be divided equally among the entities involved in each precinct. However, if a school district election is held on the same date as a county election, the county shall assume the school district's share of Precinct Official, special-purpose precinct worker, and Absentee Voting Board compensation and mileage.
Source
Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1231, eff 3-1-92 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2387, eff 7-1-92; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2631, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2567, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 534, eff 1-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2427, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1874, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 3149, eff 7-22-04 (emergency); Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1884, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 80, eff 9-1-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1290, eff 7-1-06
History
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