General Instructions (BEI)

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BEI COMPOSITION

ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS taken from a list submitted by the

highest Department of Education Official within city/municipality/school

district. Preference to teachers:

with permanent appointment

who served in the 2007 national and local elections

When NOT POSSIBLE:

private school teachers, civil service employees, or registered

voters of known probity and competence may be appointed

CHAIRMAN (must be a public school teacher)

one (1) member of the BEI shall be an information

technology-capable person as certified by the

Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Election officer appoints the BEI members.

B O A

R D O F E L E

C T I O N I N S P E C T O R S

MAY 10, 2010 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS



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1. OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER and

IRREPROACHABLE REPUTATION.

2. REGISTERED VOTER of the city or

municipality.

3. NEVER BEEN CONVICTED of anyelection offense or any other crime

punishable by more than six (6)

months of imprisonment.

4. Has NO PENDING CASE against him

filed in COMELEC/court for anyelection offense; and

5. Able to SPEAK , READ and WRITE

English or the local dialect

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Relationship within fourth civil degree of consanguinity

or affinity by:

BEI members to candidates

BEI members among themselves

Spouses of BEI members to candidates

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B O A R D O F E L E



Grand Parent(s)

Parent(s)

Uncle(s)

Aunt(s)

BEI member

Brother/Sister First Cousin

1st Degree

2nd Degree

3rd Degree

4th Degree

Get the nearest common ancestor

1st Degree

2nd Degree1st Degree

2nd Degree



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Disqualified BEI member shall immediatelynotify election officer in writing stating the

reason for disqualification.

EO immediately appoints substitute based on

reserve list of teachers recommended by

DepEd.

FAILURE TO NOTIFY IS AN ELECTION

OFFENSE ! ! !

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If at the time of the meeting of the board, any

member is ABSENT or a VACANCY exists-

members present shall call upon the SUBSTITUTE

from the roll of substitutes listed by the DepEd to

perform the duties of absent member.

If none is available, the members present shall

appoint any NON-PARTISAN REGISTERED VOTER of

the precinct not otherwise disqualified, to

temporarily fill up said vacancy until the absent

member appears or the vacancy is filled.

In case there are only two members present, theyshall act jointly.

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Member/s of BEI

present may ORDER ARREST of absent

member when themember absented

himself with the

intention of obstructing

performance of dutiesof BEI.

B O A R D O F E L E





BEI members shall:

Accomplish the OATH OFOFFICE (A30) in three (3)

copies

AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURES and

IMPRINTS of their right thumbs

on the OATH of Office before

the Election Officer prior to

their assumption of office asBEI members.

B O A R D O F E L E





B O A R D O F E L E



COPIES OF THE APPOINTMENTAND OATH (A30/A31) shall be

distributed as follows:

1. FIRST COPY – retained by EO for

his file.

2. SECOND COPY – retained by EO

to be attached to the payroll for

payment of honorarium of BEI.

3. THIRD COPY – issued to the

chairman and members of BEI.



Board shall enter/record in the MINUTES

OF VOTING AND COUNTING OF VOTES(A11):

1. ACT or REQUIRED DATA as they occur

or become available during VOTING,

COUNTING, CONSOLIDATING, and

TRANSMISSION of votes.

2. Copies of Minutes in sealed envelopes

distributed as follows:

FIRST COPY, to the Election Officer,who shall transmit it to the ERSD in

Manila; and

SECOND COPY, to be deposited inside

the ballot box for valid ballots.

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appointed/designated by the election officer

appointed by BEI in case of absence on election dayregistered voters in the precinct/clustered precinct where

they are assigned

cannot participate in the deliberations of the BEI, nor vote in

any issue or question before the BEI

number depends on the clustered precincts as follows:

NO. PRECINCTS IN A

CLUSTER

NO. OF SUPPORT STAFF

1 to 2 0

3 1

4 2

5, 6 and 7 3

B O A R D O F E L E





No. of Clustered Precincts No. of DepEd Supervisor No. of Support Staff

1- 10 1 1

11-20 2 2

21-30 3 3

and so on



1. Conduct the VOTING in the polling place.

2. Administer the ELECTRONIC COUNTING of votes.

3. Print the ELECTION RETURNS, and

4. TRANSMIT VOTES electronically through the PCOS,

the election results to the:

City/Municipal Board of Canvassers; Dominant majority party, dominant

minority party, accredited citizens arm;and

Central Server

B O A R D O F E L E





Municipal/CityBoard of

Canvassers

ProvincialBoard of

Canvassers

National Boardof Canvassers

Congress COMELEC

Precinct

Election Returns

Mun./City COC andSOVP

Prov. COC and SOVP

Physical

transport

Physical

transport

Physical

transport

COMELEC CENTRASERVER



5. ACT AS DEPUTIES of the Commission in the conductof the elections;

6. MAINTAIN ORDER within the polling place and itspremises;

7. ENFORCE OBEDIENCE to its lawful order and

PROHIBIT the use of camera and cellular phone

with camera by the voters.

8. Perform such OTHER FUNCTIONS prescribed by the

law or by the rules and regulations promulgated by

the Commission.

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Board meeting shall be

PUBLIC and held in thePOLLING PLACE designatedby the Commission.

Board acts through thechairman and shall decide byMAJORITY VOTE, without

delay.

B O A R D O F E L E





Avail of Local Absentee Voting

privilege when not registered in

the precinct where they are

assigned. The voter can only

vote for National and LocalElections up to Party-ListRepresentatives

Vote in their precinct provided

their absence is less than 20minutes.

Only one member may leave at

any one time.

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BEI members shallnot:

Engage in any

PARTISAN POLITICALACTIVITY; or

TAKE PART IN THE

ELECTION, except todischarge their duties

and to vote

B O A R D O F E L E





BEI Chairman and MEMBERS

Honoraria of THREE THOUSAND PESOS(P 3,000.00) per member.

FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P 500.00) permember for the inspection, verification andsealing of book of voters.

FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P 500.00) permember for the testing and sealing of machines.

THREE HUNDRED PESOS (P 300.00) per

member as one-time transportationallowance.

SERVICE CREDITS for 3 DAYS of service (May9, 10, 11, 2010)

B O A R D O F E L E





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Public Schools Teachers, Principals orSupervisors as SUPERVISORS for TenClustered Precincts or Fraction thereof.

Honoraria of THREE THOUSAND PESOS(P 3,000.00) per person.

SERVICE CREDITS for 3 DAYS of service

(May 9, 10, 11, 2010)

Support Staff

Honoraria of ONE THOUSAND FIVEHUNDRED PESOS (P1,500.00) per person.

SERVICE CREDITS for 3 DAYS of service

(May 9, 10, 11, 2010)

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Other Benefits:

The Comelec shall allocate theamount of THIRTY MILLION PESOS(P 30,000.00) for election-relateddeath or injuries that may besustained by DepEd employees inthe performance of election

duties.

Provided that in case of deathwhile in the performance of election duties, the heirs of the

deceased official/employee shallbe given the amount of TWOHUNDRED PESOS (P 200,000.00)

Support Staff

Honoraria of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED

B O A R D O F E L E





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Who are entitled to TWO WATCHERS in every polling

place?

1. Each INDEPENDENT candidate.

2. REGISTERED political party or coalition of political

parties duly registered with the Commission fieldingcandidates in the election.

3. Duly ACCREDITED CITIZEN’S ARM.

The two watchers shall serve

alternately, in every polling place.

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Candidates for Senator, Board member and

Councilors of same ticket/ slate shall COLLECTIVELY be entitled to ONE WATCHER . W

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If, BECAUSE OF LIMITED SPACE, all watchers cannot

be accommodated in the polling place, preferenceshall be given to the watchers of:

the dominant majority party

dominant minority party citizen’s arm.



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Other civil, professional, business,service, youth and any other similar

organizations shall be entitled to

collectively appoint ONE WATCHER in

every polling place, upon priorauthority of the Commission.



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1. REGISTERED VOTER of the city or

municipality comprising the precinct

where he is assigned.

2. Of GOOD REPUTATION.

3. Has not been CONVICTED BY FINAL

JUDGMENT of any election offense or any crime.

4. Knows how to READ and WRITE

Filipino, English or a local dialect.

5. Not related with FOURTH CIVIL

DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY OR

AFFINITY to the BEIs in the polling

place where he seeks appointment as

watcher.



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NOT LATER THAN APRIL 25,

2010, independent

candidates, registered

parties, organizations or

coalitions authorized by the

Commission shall SUBMIT tothe Election Officers

concerned:

names and signatures of their representatives authorized to

appoint watchers in the city or

municipality.

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1. Deliver their appointments to BEI chairman upon

entering the polling place.The chairman shall RECORD the names in theminutes with a notation under their signaturesthat watcher is not disqualified.

2. Not to speak to the BEI or a voter, or amongthemselves, which will disturb the proceedings of the BEI.

3. IF AVAILABE, affix their signatures and thumb

marks in the ERs, in the case of watchers

representing:Dominant majority party

Dominant minority party

Citizen’s arm

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1. WITNESS and INFORM themselves of

the proceedings of the BEI.

2. TAKE NOTE of what they may see orhear.

3. TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS of the :

proceedings and incidents, if any,

during the voting and counting

of votes

generated election returns

ballot boxes

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T C H E R

S NOTE:

CANNOT take photographs

of ballots in possession of

voters.




File a protest against any irregularity orviolation of law which they believe mayhave been committed by:the BEI

any BEI member orany person

Obtain from the BEI a certificate as to thefiling of such protest and the resolution

thereof

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T C H E R

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BEIs shall get the forms,

documents and supplies earlyin the morning of electionday.

EXCEPT IN CASE OFEARLY DELIVERY asauthorized by COMELEC

City/Municipal Treasurersshall distribute the specificforms, documents andsupplies per precinct/clustered precincts.

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T I O N F O

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A. FROM CITY/MUNICIPAL TREASURER

CEF NO. FORMS AND SUPPLIES RATE OFDISTRIBUTION

ELECTION FORMS

A3

Poster Indicating the clusteredprecincts’ number

1 Piece

A6 Official Ballots 1 1 pc. pervoter

A11 Minutes of Voting and Countingof Votes

1 Set of 2copies

A12 Paper seals 75 Pieces

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T I O N F O

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A14 Certificate of Receipt of Official Ballots,Other Forms and Supplies by BEI

3 Pieces

A27 Official Receipt of Election Returns 60 Pieces

ENVELOPES FOR VOTING AND COUNTING

A15 For Rejected, Half of torn Unused OfficialBallots, Other Half of Torn Unused OfficialBallots

3 Pieces

A17 For Election Returns 30 Pieces

OTHER ENVELOPES

A18 For Minutes of Voting and Counting of Votes

1 Set of 2Piece

A18-A For Back-up Memory Card, InitializationReport, Audit Log, and Precinct StatisticalReport

5 Pieces

A19 For Key of Ballot Box 3 Pieces

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T I O N F O

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OTHER FORMSA30/A31 Temporary Appointment of Chairman/Poll Clerk/ Third

Member/ Support Staff

10 Pieces

A35 Certificate of Challengers or Protest and Decision of the BEI 10 Pieces

A39 Oath of Voter Challenge for Illegal Acts 10 Pieces

A40 Oath of Identification of Challenged Voter 10 Pieces

SUPPLIES

Seal Locking Security Seal for Printer Cover and Memory CardPorts

2 Pieces

Bond Paper (long) 30 PiecesBallot Secrecy Folder 20 Pieces

Thumbprint Taker 2 Pcs. PerPrecinct ina cluster

Serially Numbered Fixed Length Seal for Ballot Box 1 PieceIndelible Stain Ink 2 Bottles

PerPrecinct ina cluster

Instruction to Voters 1 Pcs. PerPrecinct ina cluster

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T I O N F O

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SUPPLIES

Ballot Box 1 Piece

Marking pens 1 or 2Ballpen 6 Pieces

Padlocks with Keys 3 Pieces

E L E C

T I O N F O

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S U P P L I E S




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B. FROM THE ELECTION OFFICER

1. BOOK OF VOTERS

2. One PCVL and Supplemental PCVL,

if any shall be posted outside the

polling place

3. Two (2) copies of ELECTION DAYCOMPUTERIZED VOTERS LIST

(EDCVL),(List of Voters with Voting Record)

with supplemental EDCVL, if any

4. Copies of APPOINTMENT and OATH

of Office of the BEI and Support

(A5 and A5-A)

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T I O N F O

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5. BOOK OF VOTERS should be

DULY SEALED.

6. PCVL and EDCVL should all be

DULY CERTIFIED by the

Election Registration Board.

The poll clerk, third member

and the support staff, shall

HAVE CUSTODY of the Book of Voters and one (1) copy of the

EDCVL

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T I O N F O

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E L E C

T I O N F O

R M S A N D

S U P P L I E S


DUTIES OF THE BEI UPON RECEIPT OF THE

FORMS AND SUPPLIES1. CHECK the different election forms,

documents and supplies as to quantity

and quality received.

2. PLACE the official ballots in a

corrugated box provided by the

Commission

3. SIGN a Certificate of Receipt (A14) inthree copies.

4. DELIVER the original copy to the City/

Municipal Treasure.



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Temporary Appointment of

Chairman/poll Clerk/ Member(Annex “A”)

Certificate of Challenge or

Protest and Decision of the BEI

(Annex “B”)

Oath of Voters Challenged

for Illegal Acts

(Annex “C”)

Oath to Identify A Challenged

Voter (Annex “D”)

E L E C

T I O N F O

R M S A N D

S U P P L I E S




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M A Y 2 0 1 0

Date of Election

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

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if there are voters within 30 meters in front of polling place who have not yet cast their votes

The poll clerk shall, without delay, prepare a COMPLETELIST CONTAINING VOTERS’ NAMES consecutively listed

voter listed who is not present when called (3) timesshall not be allowed to vote

List of Voters shall be submitted to EO.

Voting after 6:00 pm allowed:

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7:00 am until 6:00 pm



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Voters shall cast their votes in the

POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED by the

Commission. The poster Indicating

Precinct Number (A3) shall be

prominently posted near or at the door of the polling place.

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D A T E

,T I ME A N


REGISTERED VOTERS:a. whose names appear in the:

EDCVL (Election day

Computerized Voters List);

Supplemental PCVL, if any

PCVL (Posted/ Precincts

Computerized Voters List);

Supplemental PCVL, if any

b. whose voters registration

records (VRR) are found in the

book of voters.




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Any voter or watcher may challenge any person

offering to vote for:

Not being REGISTERED.

Using the NAME OF ANOTHER.

Suffering from an EXISTINGDISQUALIFICATION.

Upon receipt of challenge, BEI shall require

challenged voter to present proof of:

Registration

Identity

Qualification as voter

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BEI SHALL IDENTIFY the voter, in the VRR or EDCVL,

through his/her:

photograph or

fingerprint or

specimen signatures

In the absence of the above-mentioned proof of

identity:

any BEI member may identify under OATH of avoter and such act shall be reflected in the

Minutes.

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A VOTER or WATCHER may challenge anyperson offering to vote on the ground that he:

1. Received or expects to receive, paid, offered

or promised to pay, contributed, offered or

promised to CONTRIBUTE MONEY or ANYTHING

OF VALUE as consideration for his vote or forthe vote of another; or

2. Made or received a promise to INFLUENCETHE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING of any such vote;

or3. Made a BET or is interested directly or

indirectly in a bet that depends upon the results

of the election.

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To be able to vote,

challenged voter shall TAKEAN OATH before the BEI that

he has not committed any of

the acts alleged in the

challenge.

If voter REFUSES to take an

oath, the challenge shall besustained and the voter shall

not be allowed to vote.

D A T E

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BEI shall record in theMinutes:

All CHALLENGES

and OATHS taken inconnectiontherewith.

DECISION of BEI ineach case

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1. Voters shall vote in the ORDER OFTHEIR ARRIVAL in the polling place.

2. No watcher shall ENTER THE PLACERESERVED for the voters and the BEI, nor

MINGLE AND TALK with the voters.

3. Persons CARRYING FIREARMS OR DEADLY WEAPONS shall not enter the

polling place, except those expressly

authorized by the Commission.

4. There shall be NO CROWDING OFVOTERS and DISORDERLY BEHAVIOR inside

the polling place.

5. The ballot box shall REMAIN LOCKED

during voting.

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1. Members of the BEI and SUPPORTSTAFF.

2. Watchers who shall stay only in the

SPACE RESERVED for them.

3. REPRESENTATIVES of the Commission.

4. TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF assigned in

the voting center duly designated by

the Commission.

5. Voters CASTING their votes.

6. Voters WAITING TO CAST their votes.

7. OTHER persons who may be specifically

authorized by the Commission.

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D A T E

,T I ME A N



1. Officers or Members of the AFP.

2. Officers or Members of the PNP.

3. PEACE OFFICERS or ARMED or

UNARMED PERSONS belong to an extra-

legal police agency, special forces,

strike forces, or civilian armed forces

geographical units.

4. BARANGAY TANODS or member of

barangay self-defense units.

5. Members of Barangay self-defense

units, agencies, bureaus, offices orgovernment-owned or controlled

corporations.

6. Members of privately-owned SECURITYAGENCY.



The Board, BY MAJORITY VOTE,

order the detail of policemen or

peace officers for:

1.PROTECTION of the BEI’s

and the PCOS Machine.

2.PROTECTION of electiondocuments and paraphernalia.

3.Maintenance of PEACE ANDORDER.

Note: They must be in proper

uniform and shall stay outside near

enough to be easily called by the

board.

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1. BRING the ballot, secrecy folder and penciloutside of the polling place.

2. SPEAK with another voter or watcher.

3. PREPARE his ballot without using the secrecyfolder or EXHIBIT its contents.

4. FILL his ballot accompanied by another, except

illiterate or disabled person.

5. ERASE any printing from the ballot ,or PUT anydistinguishing mark thereon.

6. USE MEANS of making a copy of the contents of the ballot, or OTHER SCHEME to identify his

vote, including the use of digital cameras,cellular phones or similar gadgets

7. INTENTIONALLY TEAR or DEFACE the ballot

8. DISRUPT the normal operation of the PCOS.

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Assistance in the Preparation of Ballot

A voter is not allowed to vote as illiterate or disable

UNLESS SUCH FACT IS INDICATED in the EDCVL or VRR or

when HIS DISABILITY IS APPARENT.

The ASSISTOR shall prepare the ballot in the presence of

the illiterate or disabled person.

The assistor shall bind himself in writing and under oath

to FILL THE BALLOT STRICTLY in accordance with theinstructions of the voter and NOT TO REVEAL THECONTENTS thereof, by affixing the signature in the

appropriate space in the Minutes.

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Assistance in Using the PCOS

A person who is UNABLE TO FEED HIS BALLOT into

the PCOS may be assisted by a member of the

Board.

The assistor shall ensure that the contents of the

ballot are NOT DISPLAYED DURING THE FEEDING of

the same into the PCOS.

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In both cases, the poll clerk shall:

First VERIFY from the illiterate ordisabled person whether he hadauthorized the assistor to help him tocast his vote

The Assistor can ONLY ASSIST THREE (3) Illiterateor disabled voters, except the member of the

BEI.

Assistor must be of legal age and:

a relative within the FOURTH CIVILDEGREE of consanguinity or affinity;

any PERSON OF HIS CONFIDENCE whobelongs to the same household; or

a MEMBER of the BEI.

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WHEN FEASIBLE , All polling places of the

precincts where there are persons with

disability/disabled voters shall be located at

the ground floor of the voting centers. For

this purpose, the Election Officer shallcoordinate with the proper school or building

officials.

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During voting, no member of the BEI shall

make ANY ANNOUCEMENT as to:

Whether a certain registered voter has

already voted or not

As to how many have already votedAs to how many so far have failed to vote

Any other fact tending to show or

showing the state of the polls

Any statement at any time, except as

witness before a court or body as to how

many persons voted

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1. The voter willLOOK FOR HISNAME in the PCVL

posted near the

door of the votingcenter and

DETERMINE HISPRECINCT NUMBER and SEQUENCENUMBER.




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2. The

voter will

APPROAC

H THEBEI OR THESUPPORT

STAFFOR IN-CHARGEOF THEPRECINC

T.




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3. The voter will

GIVE HIS SEQUENCENUMBER IN THEPCVL, NAME AND

ADDRESS and otherdata concerning his

person.




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4. The BEI orthe support

staff shall

VERIFY IF THE

NAME OF THEVOTER IS INTHE EDCVL.




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5. If the name of the voter is in theEDCVL, his identity shall then be

established through the following:

His PHOTOGRAPH in the EDCVL; or

His SPECIMEN SIGNATURES in the

Voters Registration Record (VRR); or

ANY DOCUMENT which may

establish his identity exceptbarangay certificate or community

tax certificate.




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6. In the absence of proof of identity, aMEMBER OF THE BEI or a REGISTEREDVOTER of the precinct/cluster precinct

may identify under oath a voter, and

such act shall be reflected in the

Minutes.

7. If the BEI or support staff is satisfied

with his identity, the name of the voter

shall be DISTINCTLY ANNOUNCED in a

tone loud enough to be heard

throughout the polling place.

8. OTHERWISE, the voter shall be

directed to LEAVE the polling place

after informing him the reason thereof.




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9. If the voter is not challenged, or having

been challenged, the QUESTION HAS BEENDECIDED IN HIS FAVOR , the voter shall be

directed to the chairman of the BEI.

10. Before giving the ballot to the voter,

the chairman of the BEI shall CHECK IFANYY OF THE FINGERNAILS of the voter

has already been stained with indelible

ink.

11. If stained, it shall be a CONCLUSIVEPRESUMPTION THAT HE HAS CAST HISVOTE. As such, the voter shall be directed

to leave the polling place after informing

him the reason thereof




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12. This FACT, INCLUDING THE NAME and

PRECINCT of the voter, shall be recordedby the Poll Clerk in the Minutes .

13. After verifying that no fingernail has

been stained, the voter shall AFFIX HIS

SIGNATURE in the EDCVL;

14. The Chairman shall AUTHENTICATETHE BALLOT BY AFFIXING HIS SIGNATURE

at the designated space at the front

thereof.

The failure to authenticate a ballot

shall NOT INVALIDATE THE BALLOT

but shall constitute an ELECTIONOFFENSE.




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14. Instruct the voter onHOW TO FILL-UPTHE BALLOT PROPERLY.

15. Insert the ballot in the secrecy folder in

such a MANNER THAT ITS FACE IS COVERED,

except the portion where his signature in the

ballot appears, and give the ballot to thevoter.

ONLY THE CHAIRMAN shall issue the

official ballots, and NOT MORE THANONE (1) BALLOT shall be issued at one

time.

16.Require the voter to AFFIX HIS SIGNATURE

on the proper space in the EDCVL.




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VOTING shall be conducted in thefollowing manner:

1. The voter shall FILL HIS BALLOT BYFULLY SHADING THE OVAL besides the

names of the candidates of his choice,

using the secrecy folder and marking

pen.

2.The voter shall then APPROACH THEPCOS, INSERT HIS BALLOT in the ballot

entry slot and wait until the ballot is

dropped into the ballot box.

3. The BEI shall MONITOR the PCOS

screen to make sure that the ballot was

successfully accepted.




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4. Thereafter, the voter SHALL

RETURN the ballot secrecy folder andmarking pen to the chairman.

5. The chairman shall APPLYINDELIBLE INK at the base and

extending to the cuticle of the right

forefinger nail of the voter, or anyother nail if there be no forefinger

nail.

6. The voter shall AFFIX HIS

THUMBMARK on the correspondingspace in the EDCVL.

7. The voter shall then LEAVE THEPOLLING PLACE.


VOTING HOURS:

7AM 6PM



2. GO TO VOTINGREA

3. VOTE. GO TO PC1. GET BALLOT

4. GET INKED

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7AM-6PMAt least 10-50 people can

vote at the same time



*check and verify if

the ballot has the

signature of the

chairman

*stain the fingernail

of the voter before he feeds

the ballot into the

PCOS

* verification, identification

* authentication/distribution of ballots

by the c hairman

* signing/thumbmark by voters in

the EDCVL

PCOS

P

C V

L

E N T R A N

C E

E X I T

(crowd control)

posted PCVL on

the wall of the

polling center

Support Staff

*voter personallyfeeds the ballotinto the PCOS

Support

Staf f Chairman

Poll clerk/

Thirdmember

Support

Staf f

BallotsEDCVL

(optional)

I. T. Capable



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1. In the event of a rejected ballot, thevoter shall be ALLOWED TO RE-INSERTTHE BALLOT.

2. If the PCOS still rejects the ballot, the

voter shall RETURN THE BALLOT TO THECHAIRMAN, who shall

DISTINCTLY MARK the back

thereof as “REJECTED.”

Require ALL MEMBERS OF THEBEI TO SIGN AT THE BACK THEREOF, and place inside the

envelope (A15) and seal with a

serially numbered paper seal.




72

The Chairman, in the presence of BEI shall

1. RECORD in the Minutes the QUANTITYOF UNUSED BALLOTS.

2. TEAR the unused ballots in half

LENGTHWISE.

3. PLACE ½ of UNUSED BALLOTS in the

envelope (A15), and submit to the EO for

safekeeping.

4. PLACE THE OTHER HALF in another

envelope (A15), and deposit it inside the

compartment of the ballot box for valid

ballots.




73

1. The CHAIRMAN shall:

ANNOUNCE THE TOTALNUMBER OF VOTES received by

each candidate; and

STATE THEIR CORRESPONDINGOFFICES.

2. The POLL CLERK shall

ANNOUNCE THE POSTING OF ACOPY of the 2nd copy of the ER for

national and local positions within the

polling place.MAY 10, 2010 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS



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3. The CHAIRMAN shall:

DETACH THE POSTEDPRINTED COPY on the

wall.

Keep the copy in his

custody to be produced

upon request by any voter

for: IMAGE or DATA

CAPTURING or for ANYLAWFUL PURPOSE as may

be ordered by competent

authority.




1. 22 COPIES OF ERs.2. STATISTICAL REPORT.

3. AUDIT LOG REPORT

The Statistical Reportand Audit Log Report shall be

placed in the envelope (A18-

A) where the Initialization

Report was placed.

The BEI shall NOT STOP orPOSTPONE the counting until

it has been completed, unless

otherwise ordered by the

Commission.







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1. The BEI shall SIGN AND AFFIXTHEIR THUMB MARKS in the ERs.

2. The BEI shall INVIDUALLY FOLDTHE FIRST EIGHT (8) COPIES of

ERs.

3. SEAL each of them with SERIALLYNUMBERED PAPER SEALS, place in

the envelope (A17), and seal the

envelopes.





















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1. After printing ALL REPORTS and TRANSMISSION OFPRECINCT RESULTS to all

destinations, the PCOS shall

automatically display the main

menu.

2. The operator shall press the

SHUTDOWN OPTION.

b. The PCOS shall

AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN.




85

After counting and announcement of results,

the BEI shall perform the following:

1. PLACE INSIDE THE BALLOT BOX the

sealed envelopes containing the following:

Copy of Printed ER;

Copy of the Minutes of Voting and Counting

of Votes;

Half of torn unused ballots; and

Rejected Ballots.

2. CLOSE THE BALLOT BOX, lock it with thefollowing:

one (1) self-locking serially numbered fixed

length seal;

three (3) padlocks.


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3. The 3 KEYS OF THE PADLOCKS shall be

placed in a separate envelopes, which shallbe sealed and signed by all members of BEI.

4. TURN-OVER THE PCOS to the support

technician in the voting center:

5. DELIVER THE BALLOT BOX, accompaniedby watchers, to the city or municipal

treasurer.

The treasurer shall provide the necessary

personnel and facilities to receive the ballot boxes

and the expenses shall be shouldered by the city ormunicipality.

If the delivered ballot box is not sealed, the treasurer

shall lock it and shall include such fact in his report to

the Comelec.


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6. Deliver to the Election Officer thefollowing COMELEC DOCUMENTS ANDSUPPLIES:

Book of Voters;

EDCVL

PCVL;Three (3) envelopes, each containing the key to

a padlock of the ballot box

The KEYS shall be delivered to the Provincial Election

Supervisor, Provincial Prosecutor and Provincial Treasurer.

Envelope (A11) containing the copy of the

Minutes intended for the Comelec;

Envelope (A15) containing the other half of torn

unused official ballots;






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PRESERVATION OF THE LIST OF VOTERS

The Election Officer shall keep the EDCVL and PCVL in a safe

place until such time that the Commission gives instructions on their

disposition.



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