STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 52nd Legislature (2009)

SENATE BILL 466	By:	Paddack

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2001, Section 2-118, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 83, 2nd Extraordinary Session, O.S.L. 2006 (26 O.S. Supp. 2008, Section 2-118), which relates to compensation of county election board secretaries; providing that certain compensation be considered minimum; providing that certain provisions not preclude additional compensation from certain sources; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     26 O.S. 2001, Section 2-118, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 83, 2nd Extraordinary Session, O.S.L. 2006 (26 O.S. Supp. 2008, Section 2-118), is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-118.  A.  The secretary of each county election board shall be paid an a minimum annual salary to be determined by the schedule specified in subsection B of this section.  However, the salary of a county election board secretary shall not fall below the level of the April 30, 2003, salary, and the salary of any person who is reappointed to the position of county election board secretary shall not fall below the salary received in the immediately preceding term, regardless of the number of active registered voters in the county.  A county election board secretary serving on April 30, 2004, shall not receive a salary increase if said the secretary is paid an amount greater than the salary indicated in this section according to the number of registered voters in said the county, except as provided in subsection D of this section.  A county election board secretary shall not receive a salary increase while the county is under the administrative supervision of the State Election Board.
1.  Beginning May 1, 2003 and ending April 30, 2007, the annual salary, payable monthly shall be:
Registered Voters	Salary
      0 to 10,000	$21,588.28
 10,001 to 15,000	$22,388.28
 15,001 to 17,500	$26,252.45
 17,501 to 25,000	$29,429.93
 25,001 to 50,000	$35,846.94
 50,001 to 75,000	$45,174.66
 75,001 to 150,000	$50,611.26
150,001 or more	$56,043.00
2.  Beginning May 1, 2007, the  B.  The minimum annual salary, payable monthly, shall be:
Registered Voters	Salary
      0 to 10,000	$22,667.69
 10,001 to 15,000	$23,507.68
 15,001 to 17,500	$27,565.07
 17,501 to 25,000	$30,901.43
 25,001 to 50,000	$37,639.29
 50,001 to 75,000	$47,433.39
 75,001 to 150,000	$53,141.82
150,001 or more	$58,845.15
B. C.  The salary and fringe benefits paid to each secretary shall be paid from county funds on a monthly basis and shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose at a rate of not to exceed one hundred thirty-five percent (135%) of the above-specified salaries.  Claims for said the reimbursement shall be filed according to procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board and approved by the Director of State Finance.  Said The claims for reimbursement shall only be paid for actual expenditures made by the county.  The number of registered voters, for the purposes of this section, shall be determined by the number of registered voters, excluding inactive voters, in the county on January 1, 1979, and every two (2) years thereafter.  
D.  The provisions of this section shall not preclude a county from providing compensation from county funds for the secretary of the county election board in addition to that provided by this section; provided, any such additional compensation shall not be reimbursed from funds appropriated by the Legislature.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2009.
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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