(1) During the functioning period of the electoral bureaux, the presidents of the electoral bureaux of the polling stations across the country and their deputies shall be considered transferred and shall be granted for every day of work an emolument of 190 lei, but no more than 5 days for the first round and 3 days for the second round. The other members of the electoral bureaux of the polling stations across the country shall be granted for every day of work an emolument of 100 lei, but no more than 5 days for the first round and 3 days for the second round.
(2) The presidents of the electoral bureaux of the polling stations abroad, their deputies, the members who fulfil the attributions incumbent to the computer operators shall be granted for every day of work an emolument of 380 lei, but no more than 5 days for each round. The other members of the electoral bureaux of the polling stations abroad shall be granted for every day of work an emolument of 190 lei, but no more than 5 days for each round.
(21) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), the presidents of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations abroad that fulfil the duties provided by law for electoral bureaus in the case of postal voting, their alternates and the members who fulfil the tasks assigned to the computer operators shall receive 380 lei for each day of activity, while the other members shall receive 190 lei for each day of activity.
(22) The funds necessary to cover the travel expenses for participating in the electoral process of the presidents of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations abroad, of their alternates, as well as of the members of the electoral bureaus for the polling stations abroad appointed or proposed by the heads of the diplomatic missions and consular offices shall be borne from the State budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, within the limits provided by Government Resolution no. 518/1995 regarding a series of rights and obligations of the Romanian personnel sent abroad to fulfil temporary missions, as subsequently amended and supplemented.
(3) The members of the Central Electoral Bureau, the members of the county electoral bureaux, of the electoral bureaux of the Bucharest municipality districts, the members of the electoral bureau for the polling stations abroad, the statisticians, the computer experts and the auxiliary technical staff shall be considered transferred and shall be granted for every day of work an emolument of 150 lei.
(4) During the functioning period of the electoral bureaux, the authorities and public institutions having as employees the persons provided by paragraphs (1) – (3) shall provide such employees with the appropriate wage payment, the emoluments for transfer, as well as with any other daily allowances and due payment rights according to the law.
(5) Receiving the emolument provided by paragraphs (1) – (3) does not affect the right to be granted other due daily allowances, emoluments, pensions or other due payment rights, on the basis of some special laws.
(6) The emoluments granted to the members of the electoral bureaux, to the statisticians, the computer experts, the auxiliary technical staff in order to carry out the tasks for the organization and conduct of the elections provided by paragraphs (1) – (3) represent incomes from other sources, within the meaning of Article 114 of Law no. 227/2015 on the Fiscal Code, with subsequent amendments and completions, and so, only the income tax shall be due and shall be transferred according to the law.
(7) The payment of emoluments provided by paragraphs (1) – (3), (8) and (9) shall be made based on the attendance rolls approved by the presidents of the electoral bureaux, day of work shall refer to the work carried out during a calendar day, regardless of the number of working hours, but no less than 6 hours per day. As for the computer experts, the payment of the emoluments shall be made on the basis of the timesheets issued by the Permanent Electoral Authority.
(8) The members of the Central Electoral Bureau, the statisticians, the computer experts and the auxiliary technical staff thereof, as well as the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is in charge of maintaining public order and security at this bureau shall be granted 10 lei per person for water, coffee and snacks for each day of work.
(9) The members of the electoral bureaux, the statisticians, the computer experts and the auxiliary technical staff thereof, the computer operators of the polling stations, who participate in the carrying out of the operations related to the conduct of the elections for the President of Romania, as well as the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is in charge of maintaining public order and security or performs a guarding mission at these bureaux have the right, on the voting day, to an emolument of 10 lei for water, coffee and snacks.
(10) The members of the electoral bureaux of the polling stations across the country shall be entitled to receive upon request a paid personal day off from the workplace, the following day after the voting, on the basis of a certificate issued for this purpose by the county electoral bureau, the electoral bureau of the Bucharest municipality district or the Permanent Electoral Authority, as the case may be.
(11) Derogating from Law no. 227/2015, with subsequent amendments and completions, the entertainment allowance provided for in paragraphs (8) and (9) is tax-free income and is excluded from the payment of social contributions.
(12) To support the activity of the county electoral offices and of the electoral offices of the Bucharest municipality districts, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with the Permanent Electoral Authority, the National Institute of Statistics and any other public authority designated shall ensure the auxiliary technical staff necessary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Permanent Electoral Authority, and with the support of the National Institute of Statistics and of any other public authority designated, shall ensure the auxiliary technical staff necessary to the electoral bureau for the polling stations set up abroad.
(13) The members of the electoral bureaux shall receive upon request a certificate signed by the president of the polling station certifying their attendance at the polling station.
