Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 18, § 424. Commissioners-in-charge

(1) He shall be a qualified voter in the parish in which he is to serve who is able to perform the essential duties of a commissioner-in-charge as described in the informational pamphlet developed by the secretary of state pursuant to R.S. 18:421(C).

(2) He shall not be a candidate for election to public office nor be a member of the immediate family of a candidate for election to public office in the precinct in which he serves.

(3) He shall not have been convicted of an election offense enumerated in Chapter 10 of this Title.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 18:433, he shall have successfully completed a general course of instruction for commissioners-in-charge and provided his correct party affiliation to the clerk.

(5) He shall have served as a commissioner in at least two elections during the last four years.

(6) No person who is required to register as a sex offender or child predator pursuant to R.S. 15:542 may serve as a commissioner-in-charge.

C. Powers and duties.(1) The commissioner-in-charge shall receive the sealed key envelope from the deputy parish custodian of voting machines at least thirty minutes before the polls open on election day. The commissioner-in-charge shall administer the oath to the commissioners and preside over the election, the printing of the results from the voting machines, and the closing of the polling place. He also shall deliver the keys to the voting machines, if applicable, the original of the machine certificates, the original of the signed list of commissioners, results cartridges, and one of the official election results reports to the clerk of court.

(2) The commissioner-in-charge shall not electioneer, engage in political discussions, unnecessarily delay a voter at the polls, or prepare a list of persons voting at the polling place other than the official poll lists.