RELATING TO ELECTIONS; ALLOWING AN INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR PRECINCT BOARD MEMBERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 1-2-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969, Chapter 240, Section 36, as amended) is amended to read:

"1-2-16. PRECINCT BOARD--COMPENSATION.--

A. Members of a precinct board shall be compensated for their services at the rate of not less than the federal minimum hourly wage rate nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for an election day.

B. Compensation shall be paid within thirty days following the date of election."