Board of Inspectors.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Board of Inspectors. — Not later than twenty days before plebiscite day, the Commission on Elections shall appoint a board of inspectors for each election precinct to be composed of a chairman and two members, one of whom shall be designated concurrently as poll clerk, and all of whom shall be public school teachers, preference being given to civil service eligibles who have been in the service for more than five years and are registered voters of the city, municipality or municipal district. In case of non-availability of public school teachers, the Commission may appoint private school teachers, or any officer or employee in the civil service who is a registered voter of the city, municipality or municipal district to fill the vacancies, or, in the absence of all the said substitutes, any registered voter of the precinct. Public school teachers who are appointed members of the board of inspectors, and their substitutes may vote in their respective precincts where they are assigned on plebiscite day: Provided, That they are qualified voters of the city, municipality or municipal district where they are assigned and that before the precinct books of voters are closed and sealed, their approved applications for registration shall have been transferred to the precincts where they are assigned as board members, under such rules that the Commission may provide. In places where, by reason of deteriorating peace and order conditions, public school teachers and their substitutes are unable or unwilling to discharge their duties, the Commission may appoint ROTC cadets, who are at least 21 years of age, as members of the boards of inspectors to insure a free, orderly and honest plebiscite therein. The members of the board of inspectors shall receive the same rates of pay for services rendered in connection with the plebiscite as those provided in the Election Code of 1971.