Oklahoma § 19-89 - Compensation of election officials - How expenses borne

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-89 — Compensation of election officials - How expenses borne, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 19-89. Compensation of election officials - How expenses borne

All special election commissioners, selected and commissioned as

provided herein, shall receive as compensation for their services

the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00) per day for each and every day

necessarily employed in the work connected with the holding of such

election, including the time spent in going to and returning from

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

said county, and the actual and necessary traveling expenses, and

for maintenance in the performance of such duties. Such

commissioner shall prepare and file with the Governor a sworn

itemized statement of time employed and expenses incurred, which

said statement shall be by the Governor forwarded to the county

clerk of the county holding such election. The expense connected

with the holding of any such special election, including the per

diem and expenses of all such special election commissioners, shall

be borne and paid for by the county out of any funds in hands of the

county treasurer.

R.L. 1910, § 1535.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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