CityCounty Council eyes raises for election workers
Sep 23, 2024
City-County Council proposes anti-spinning ordinance; pay raises for election workers
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council on Monday night introduced a proposal to give raises to poll workers.
The council’s Administration and Finance Committee at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1 will review the proposal and give a recommendation to all of the council members.
Absentee voter board workers would go from $11 per hour to $15 per hour.
Election Day clerks would get $180 dollars a day; that’s up from $100.
Election Day inspectors would see their pay increase from $200 to $240 a day.
The goal of the proposal is the increase the number of poll workers.
This story was from a script aired on WISH-TV. News 8’s Danielle Zulkosky contributed to this report.
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