No person shall be eligible for appointment as a member or clerk of any election board who is not a qualified voter in that precinct, or who is a candidate to be voted for at the ensuing election, or who is addicted to drunkenness or is not of fit character and standing, or who has in his employment or under his control ten or more employees who are voters entitled to vote in that precinct or who has served or acted in the capacity of deputy sheriff within six months prior to the date of holding any such election.
(1960 Code 3-110)