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204B.31 COMPENSATION FOR ELECTION SERVICES.
    Subdivision 1. Compensation. The compensation for services performed under the
Minnesota Election Law shall be as follows:
(a) to presidential electors from funds appropriated to the secretary of state for this purpose,
$35 for each day of attendance at the Capitol and mileage for travel to and from the Capitol in the
amount allowed for state employees in accordance with section 43A.18, subdivision 2;
(b) to individuals, other than county, city, school district, or town employees during their
normal work day, who are appointed by the county auditor to carry ballots to or from the county
auditor's office, a sum not less than the prevailing Minnesota minimum wage for each hour spent
in carrying ballots and mileage in the amount allowed pursuant to section 471.665, subdivision 1;
(c) to members of county canvassing boards, a sum not less than the prevailing Minnesota
minimum wage for each hour necessarily spent and an amount for each mile of necessary travel
equal to the amount allowed pursuant to section 471.665, subdivision 1;
(d) to election judges serving in any city, an amount fixed by the governing body of the city;
to election judges serving in any school district election which is not held in conjunction with a
state election, an amount fixed by the school board of the school district; to election judges serving
in unorganized territory, an amount fixed by the county board; and to election judges serving in
towns, an amount fixed by the town board. Election judges shall receive at least the prevailing
Minnesota minimum wage for each hour spent carrying out their duties at the polling places and in
attending training sessions required by section 204B.25, except as provided in subdivision 2. An
election judge who travels to pick up election supplies or to deliver election returns to the county
auditor shall receive, in addition to other compensation authorized by this section, a sum not less
than the prevailing Minnesota minimum wage for each hour spent performing these duties, plus
mileage in the same amount as allowed pursuant to section 471.665, subdivision 1; and
(e) to sergeants at arms, an amount for each hour of service performed at the direction of the
election judges, fixed in the same manner as compensation for election judges.
    Subd. 2. Volunteer service. Any person appointed to serve as an election judge may elect to
serve without payment by submitting a written statement to the appropriate governing body no
later than ten days before the election.
History: 1981 c 29 art 4 s 31; 1982 c 424 s 58; 1983 c 126 s 3; 1983 c 253 s 8; 1987
c 266 art 1 s 30; 1997 c 147 s 34

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