(1)  If at any time a person who holds office as a returning officer or an election official is nominated as a candidate, that person, by operation of this section, ceases to hold that office, unless he or she is a person to whom section 2(1) of the Constitution (State Employees) Act 1944 applies.

(2)  A person who has nominated as a candidate is not eligible for appointment as a returning officer or an election official unless the election for which the person was nominated has been held and he or she was not returned as a Member at that election.