(a) In Coffee County, an election officer who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount which, together with any amount paid by the state pursuant to Section 17-6-13, will make the total paid to each clerk one hundred dollars ($100) per day and the total amount paid to each returning officer and each inspector one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day for each day the election officer works at the polls during an election.
(b) In the event the amount paid to the election officers in Coffee County by the state pursuant to the general law equals or exceeds the amount provided in subsection (a), this section shall be null and void and shall be repealed.