- (a) Election monitors certified and appointed by the State Board of Election Commissioners shall be qualified electors of this state, able to read and write the English language, and shall not have been found guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the violation of any election law of this state.
(b)
(1) No election monitor shall be:
- (A) A paid employee of any political party;
- (B) A paid employee of any person running for any office;
- (C) An elected official;
- (D) An active county election commissioner;
- (E) An officer of a political party’s county committee;
- (F) Married to or related within the second degree of consanguinity to any candidate running for office in the current election;
- (G) Related by marriage to any candidate running for office in the current election; or
- (H) A candidate for any office to be filled at any election while serving as a monitor.
(2) However, the Director of the State Board of Election Commissioners may waive the qualifications that an election monitor may not be married to or related within the second degree of consanguinity to any candidate running for office in the current election, or related by marriage to any candidate running for office in the current election, if the director makes a determination in writing that:
- (A) The disqualifying person is not on the ballot in the county to be monitored; and
- (B) There are no other factors relating to the relationship that would affect the election monitor’s ability to fairly and accurately observe and report on the election in an impartial manner.