COMELEC Overseas Absentee Voting

RESOLUTION No. 8750

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SPECIAL BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS
AND SPECIAL BALLOT RECEPTION AND CUSTODY GROUP IN THE CONDUCT OF
MANUAL VOTING AND COUNTING OF VOTES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT OF 2003”
FOR PURPOSES OF THE MAY 10, 2010 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.

Promulgation: 27 January 2010



ARTICLE XIV
PRINTING AND TRANSMITTAL
OF BALLOTS AND OTHER ELECTION FORMS

Sec. 60. Printing of ballots and other election forms. - The COAV shall, through the Committee on Printing of the Commission, cause the printing of all accountable forms including the official ballots for the overseas absentee voters not later than January 31, 2010. Non-accountable forms may be downloadable from the COAV website for reproduction purposes.

Security markings shall be used in the printing of the official ballots and the quantity to be printed shall be based on the total number of registered overseas absentee voter.

The accredited major political parties, citizens’ arms and accredited Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) organizations shall be entitled to one representative/watcher at any given time in all phases of printing, preparation of all mailing packets, transmittal thereof, and casting of ballots abroad.

Article XIII

POSTED: 02.08.2010 LTO