Section 3-401. Election coordinators; provision for

1.  The  board of
  elections of each county and in the city  of  New  York,  the  board  of
  elections  of  the  city  of  New  York, may, in its discretion, appoint
  persons to perform election day duties  including  directing  voters  to
  their  proper  polling place, assist election inspectors and poll clerks
  in the performance of their duties, and such  other  duties  as  may  be
  assigned  to  them  by  the  board  of  elections. Such persons shall be
  designated as election coordinators.
    2. All election coordinators shall be trained in the manner prescribed
  by this article  for  election  inspectors  and  poll  clerks.  Election
  coordinators   shall  be  appointed  by  the  board  of  elections.  The
  appointment of election coordinators shall be  equally  divided  between
  the two major political parties.
    3.   The  board  of  elections  of  each  county  appointing  election
  coordinators and in the city of New York, the board of elections of  the
  city of New York, may, in its discretion, prescribe training in addition
  to that required by this article.
    4.  Any county board of elections appointing election coordinators and
  in the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of New York,
  shall prepare a report detailing assignments and duties to be  delegated
  to  election  coordinators.  Said  report  shall be filed with the state
  board of elections no later than one month  prior  to  the  election  at
  which election coordinators are to be assigned.
    5.  No person shall be certified or act as an election coordinator who
  is not a registered voter and a resident  of  the  county  in  which  he
  serves,  or  within  the  city  of New York, of such city, who holds any
  elective public office, or who is a candidate for any public  office  to
  be  voted  for by the voters of the district in which he is to serve, or
  which is not able to speak and read the English language  and  write  it
  legibly.