§ Miss. Code § 23-15-301(untitled)

Provision that election commissioners shall be compensated for services rendered with respect to
contests of primary elections in the manner provided for in this section, see 23-15-939.
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS
There is no statutory prohibition against individual being independently appointed to serve as
pollworker in two different primary elections being conducted simultaneously, although pollworkers are
not entitled to additional compensation for working in more than one election on same day. Mosley, July
2, 1992, A.G. Op. #92-0465.
In regard to poll workers, Miss. Code Section 23-15-231 provides for appointment of "election
managers" by Election Commission; such managers are entitled, under Miss. Code Section 23-15-227, to
$50 for each election; such election managers, or poll workers, are therefore employees for purposes of
Workers' Compensation coverage. Trapp, Mar. 12, 1993, A.G. Op. #93-0133.
Miss. Code Section 23-15-227 provides for $50 per election as compensation of election
commissioners, managers, clerks and other persons. Edens, May 12, 1993, A.G. Op. #93-0263.
RESEARCH AND PRACTICES REFERENCES
Am Jur. 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections 40.
CJS. 29 C.J.S., Elections 106, 117.
23-15-229. Compensation of municipal clerks, managers and other workers.
The compensation for clerks, managers and other workers in the polling places of a
municipality shall be the same as the compensation paid by the county for such services;
provided, however, that the governing authorities of a municipality shall not be required to pay
any additional compensation authorized by the board of supervisors. The governing authorities
of a municipality may, in their discretion, pay clerks and managers in the polling places of the
municipality an additional amount of compensation not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
per election.