MS HB226

Increases per diem for election commissioners from $84.00 to $100.00 per day for nonelection duties such as revising registration books and pollbooks, effective July 1, 2017.

Increases per diem for election commissioners from $84.00 to $150.00 per day for duties performed on general or special election days.

Increases per diem for election commissioners from $84.00 to $100.00 per day for conducting training sessions for poll managers, with annual limits varying by county population size (5 to 14 days per year).

Maintains annual per diem day limits based on county population size, ranging from 50 days per year in counties with less than 15,000 residents to 240 days per year in counties with 275,000 or more residents.

Requires election commissioners to certify hours worked on a prescribed form under oath and allows the public to contest compensation claims before the county board of supervisors or in circuit court.