(a) After the election officers and clerks have subscribed their oaths required by section 558 of this title, the judge of election shall designate one of the inspectors of election to have custody of the district register and to make the entries therein required by section 582 of this title. The other inspector shall have charge of the deposit of ballots in the ballot box. The judge or one of the clerks shall issue the ballots to electors after they are found entitled to vote, and the other clerk shall have custody of, and make the entries on, the list of voters required by section 582 of this title to be kept.
(b) The judge of election may assign any inspector or clerk of election to assist another election officer in the performance of his duties, or to perform them during his temporary absence or disability.