Election officials Election officials shall conduct the advance vote in general advance polling stations in Finland, in a Finnish embassy and on a Finnish ship and at-home voting. There shall be at least two election officials in each general advance polling station in Finland. In other advance polling stations, there may be, if necessary, two or more election officials.   The municipal central election committee shall appoint the election officials for a general advance polling station in Finland. In other cases, the election officials shall be: in Finnish embassies, the Head of Mission or the person appointed by the Head of Mission;  on a Finnish ship, the Master of the ship or a person serving on the ship appointed by the Master of the ship;  in at-home voting, the member or the deputy member of the election commission appointed by the chairperson of the municipal central election committee. For the purpose of conducting the advance vote in a general advance polling station in Finland, at least two election officials shall be available simultaneously. For the purpose of conducting the advance vote in other advance polling stations for which two or more election officials have been appointed or assigned, it shall be sufficient that one election official is available. One election official shall conduct each individual at-home vote.   A person who is a candidate in the election in question cannot act as an election official.