A. 1. Except as provided by subsection C of this section the secretary of each county election board shall be paid an annual salary to be determined by the following schedule. 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 shall not receive a salary increase while the county is under the administrative supervision of the State Election Board.

2. Beginning May 1, 2007, and ending April 30, 2019, the annual salary, payable monthly shall be:

Registered VotersSalary

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

3. Beginning May 1, 2019, and ending April 30, 2023, the annual salary, payable monthly shall be:

Registered VotersSalary

0 to 10,000$26,295.00

10,001 to 15,000$27,269.00

15,001 to 17,500$31,975.00

17,501 to 25,000$35,846.00

25,001 to 50,000$43,662.00

50,001 to 75,000$55,023.00

75,001 to 150,000$61,645.00

150,001 or more$68,260.00

4. Beginning May 1, 2023, the annual salary, payable monthly shall be:

Registered VotersSalary

0 to 10,000$30,000.00

10,001 to 15,000$31,087.00

15,001 to 17,500$36,452.00

17,501 to 25,000$40,864.00

25,001 to 50,000$49,774.00

50,001 to 75,000$62,726.00

75,001 to 150,000$70,275.00

150,001 or more$77,817.00

B. 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 reimbursement shall be filed according to procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board and approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. 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 of each odd-numbered year.

C. The provisions of this section shall not preclude a county from providing additional compensation, payable from county funds, to the secretary of the county election board; provided, any such additional compensation shall not be considered part of the secretary's salary, and shall not be reimbursed by the State Election Board.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-118, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 103, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 228, § 5, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976; Laws 1978, c. 232, § 1, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 240, § 3, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 306, § 2, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 329, § 5, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 298, § 4, emerg. eff. May 28, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 261, § 4, emerg. eff. July 15, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 203, § 50, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 247, § 7, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 369, § 38, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 264, § 46, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 299, § 7, operative July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 332, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 315, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 57, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 384, § 13, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 37, § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 24, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 154, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 248, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 83, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 98; Laws 2018, c. 169, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.