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This bill increases the compensation for election commissioners in Louisiana, with higher pay for commissioners-in-charge, who are responsible for overseeing polling places, and for those who have completed specific training certificates, while also clarifying that this compensation covers both election day work and participation in required instruction courses. Specifically, a commissioner-in-charge will now receive $350, and if they serve multiple precincts, they will receive $450. Commissioners with a certificate of instruction from R.S. 18:431(B) will now receive $300, up from $200, while those with a certificate from R.S. 18:431(A) will receive $100, and uncertified commissioners will receive $35. The bill also allows for an additional $100 per election or per day of assistance for commissioners in parishes that have experienced a gubernatorial declaration of emergency within the past year, subject to approval by the secretary of state, and the changes are set to take effect on January 1, 2027.

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