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Elkhart County adopts ordinance increasing pay and allowances for vote-center board members

Elkhart County Board of Commissioners · March 31, 2026
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Summary

The county adopted a commissioners' ordinance to raise per-diem and related allowances for vote-center board members, set early-voting differentials, add training pay and increase food allowances; the change will be codified in county code §34.16.

Elkhart County commissioners on March 30 adopted an ordinance that raises per-diem pay and clarifies allowances for precinct election officers, whom the county refers to as vote-center board members.

County Clerk Patty Pickens presented the ordinance and staff-level details. The ordinance establishes daily per-diem amounts and modifies early-voting pay differentials: clerks who serve as vote-center board members are set at $150 per day; the role described as 'facilitator' (the county's label for…

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