Senate Bill 202 amends Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:423(E) to increase the maximum number of compensation days available to parish board of election supervisors. The statute currently limits compensation to one hundred fifty dollars per day for no more than six days spent performing duties in preparing for and supervising elections held in the parish, with an exception allowing up to eight days for presidential elections or regularly scheduled or special congressional primary or general elections. The bill raises the baseline maximum from six days to seven days and increases the maximum for presidential and congressional elections from eight days to nine days, effective August 1, 2026.
Parish board of election supervisors throughout Louisiana will be directly affected by this increase in permissible compensation days. These supervisors, who are responsible for preparing for and supervising elections at the parish level, will now be eligible to receive compensation for an additional day of work during standard elections and an additional day during presidential or congressional elections. This change allows individual supervisors to earn up to one hundred fifty additional dollars per standard election cycle and one hundred fifty additional dollars per presidential or congressional election cycle, provided they actually spend the time performing their duties in this capacity.
The amendment operates within the existing framework of Louisiana election law governing parish boards of election supervisors and their compensation structure. This provision has long been codified in R.S. 18:423 as part of Louisiana's comprehensive election code administered by the Secretary of State and overseen by local parish election authorities. The compensation mechanism established in this statute reflects the state's recognition that election supervisory work requires dedicated personnel to administer elections across all parishes, and the adjustment to permissible compensation days reflects a legislative determination that additional time is necessary for proper election administration.
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