Mobile County, election workers, increasing the compensation for election workers and authorizing the appointment of computer technical assistants and providing for compensation of computer technical assistants
This bill increases daily pay for election workers in Mobile County and allows the county to hire computer technical assistants to support polling places. Under the new rules, inspectors will receive $250 per day, chief clerks will earn $225 per day, and other election officers will be paid $200 per day, with higher rates also set for mandatory training sessions. The legislation authorizes the Mobile County Commission to set specific compensation for the newly created technical assistant roles and establishes a timeline for paying an absentee election manager. These changes take effect on June 1, 2024, and include a provision confirming payments made during the 2006 election cycle.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 15, 2024
Signed May 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Apr 30, 2024
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 35
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1104
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Mobile County Legislation)
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 970
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Mobile County Legislation)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Shirey
RRepublican
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