a voter to cast a ballot or an election administrator to carry the administrator’s duties, or otherwise interfere with the election administration process. (3) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall prohibit a designated congressional election observer from asking questions of an election administrator, election official, or election worker, or any other State or local official. (c) Conduct of observers (1) Removal (A) Authorization removal by election official If a State or local election official has a reasonable basis to believe that a designated congressional election observer has engaged in or imminently will engage in intimidation or deceptive practices prohibited by Federal law, or in the disruption of voting, processing, scanning, tabulating, canvassing, or recounting of ballots, or the certification of results, a State or local election official may remove that observer from the area involved. (B) Notice to committee If a designated congressional election observer is removed from an area under subparagraph (A), the election official shall— (i) inform the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives