Sec. 5. (a) A person who is a candidate for elected office or a member of a candidate's committee may not be appointed as a member of the board.
(b) If an appointed member becomes a:
(1) candidate for elected office; or
(2) member of a candidate's committee;
the member may not continue to serve on the board.
(c) An appointed member may not hold elected office while a member of the board.
(d) The circuit court clerk may not be a member of a candidate's committee other than the clerk's own candidate's committee.