The Commission is under the over-all control of the Chairman and the Commissioners, who constitute the policymaking body that lays down the guidelines and regulations for elections, referenda, plebiscites, initiatives and recalls. The Commission sits either en banc or in two divisions in order to expedite disposition of election cases including pre-proclamation controversies.

      The Chairman is the Chief Executive of the Commission. Under him is the Executive Director (ED) whose duty is to implement policies and decisions and to take charge of the administrative affairs of the Commission. Assisting the Executive Director are two deputies: a Deputy Executive Director for Administration (DEDA) and a Deputy Executive Director for Operations (DEDO).

      In the field, there are 16 regional election directors (RED), 79 provincial election supervisors (PES), 1,609 election officers (EO) and their staffs. The election officers are based in every city and municipality. Their main function is to supervise the conduct of electoral activities within their areas of responsibility as field representatives of the Commission.

      In the central office, there are ten departments, with their corresponding divisions, namely: the

1. Administrative Services Department (ASD),
   
   
   1. Cash Division
      
   2. Property Division
      
   3. Data Processing Division
      
   4. General Services Division
      
   5. Internal Records Division
      
   6. Library Division
   
   
2. Election and Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD),
   
   
   1. Precincts Division
      
   2. Registration Division
   
   
3. Electoral Contests Adjudication Department (ECAD),
   
   
   1. First and Second Division
      
   2. Judicial Records Division
   
   
4. Education and Information Department (EID),
   
   
   1. Information Division
      
   2. Public Relations Division
   
   
5. Election Records and Statistics Department (ERSD),
   
   
   1. Records and Statistics Division (RSD)
      
   2. National Central File Division (NCFD)
      
   3. Voters Identification Division (VID)
   
   
6. Finance Services Department (FSD),
   
   
   1. Budget Division
      
   2. Accounting Division
      
   3. Voucher Processing Division
   
   
7. Law Department,
   
   
   1. Investigation and Prosecution Division (IPD)
      
   2. Legal Opinion and Research Division (LORD)
   
   
8. Personnel Department,
   
   
   1. Personnel Division
      
   2. Manpower Development Division
      
   3. Health Services Division
   
   
9. Planning Department,
   
   
   1. Planning and Programming Division
      
   2. Management Systems Development Division
      
   3. Management Information System Division
   
   
10. Information Technology Department (ITD).
    
    
    1. Systems and Programs Division
       
    2. Systems and Operations Division
       
    3. Management Information System Division

Other offices include the:

1. Office of the COMELEC Secretary,
   
   
2. Office of the Clerk of Court, and the
   
   
3. Internal Audit Office

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