Compensation paid officials for services

(a) Officers of elections, judges, machine operators, and inspectors shall be paid for their services on election day a minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00). Compensation for such persons shall be paid as soon as possible after the election. The compensation may be increased by the county legislative body. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person may volunteer to provide services under subsection (a) without compensation. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 15, s 2, eff. 3/24/2017. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1977, ch. 469, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-409; Acts 1999, ch. 197, § 4; 2001, ch. 413, §5; 2008 , ch. 928, § 8. (a) Officers of elections, judges, machine operators, and inspectors shall be paid for their services on election day a minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00). Compensation for such persons shall be paid as soon as possible after the election. The compensation may be increased by the county legislative body. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person may volunteer to provide services under subsection (a) without compensation. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 15, s 2, eff. 3/24/2017. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1977, ch. 469, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-409; Acts 1999, ch. 197, § 4; 2001, ch. 413, §5; 2008 , ch. 928, § 8.