Persons Permitted Within Barricade

(a)Only voters engaged in receiving, preparing or depositing their ballots, the precinct board, and any other person specifically permitted by law, shall be authorized to be within the barricade before the closing of the polls.

(b)At all times while the precinct board is present in the precinct and during the time that the ballots are being transported to the Election Return Center established pursuant to § 11108 of this Title, each recognized political party and a representative of an independent candidate whose name appears on the ballot, if any, may have no more than one

(1)observer present to witness the conduct of the election and to challenge any voter. Such observers are hereby prohibited from interfering with the precinct board at any time during the conduct of the election, and shall not be permitted within the precinct barricade.