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 V
ELECTION FORMS AND SUPPLIES

Sec. 21. Election forms, documents and supplies. – The SBRCG shall receive from the Commission through the COAV election forms, documents and supplies for its use and for distribution to the SBEIs. Except when authorized to do so earlier by the Commission, the SBEIs shall get the forms, documents and supplies early in the morning of each voting day. The allocation of the forms, documents and supplies shall be according to the following:

OAVF NO. D E S C R I P T I O N RATE OF DISTRIBUTION
 
ELECTION FORMS (VOTING)
2 Certified List of Overseas Absentee Voters 1 Set
2-A List of Voters with Voting Records 1 Set
2-B Certified List of Seafarer-Voters 1 Copy
4 Certified List of Candidates for President, Vice-President, Senators, and List of Parties, Sectoral Organizations or Coalitions Participating under the Party-List System 12 Copies
5 Appointment of SBEI/SBRCG 9 Pieces
5-A Oath of Office of SBEI/SBRCG 9 Pieces
6 Official Ballots 1 Piece per Voter
11 Minutes of Voting 1 Set of 2 pieces
12 Paper seals 5 Pieces
14 Certificate of Receipt of Forms and Supplies for voting by the SBEI 2 Pieces
16 Envelope for Torn Half of Unused Official Ballots, Other Half of Torn Unused Official Ballots and Official Ballots 3 Pieces
18 Envelope for Minutes of Voting 1 Set of 2 pieces
30 Temporary appointment of Chairman/Poll Clerk/ Third Member of SBEI/SBRCG 3 Pieces
33 Certificate of Challenge or Protest and Decision of the Board 3 Pieces
33-A Record of Challenge/Protest 10 Pieces
39 Oath of Voter Challenged for Illegal Acts 10 Pieces
40 Oath of Identification of Witness of Challenged Voter 10 Pieces
40-A Oath of Identification of Challenged Voter 12 Pieces
41 Summons Re: Identity of Challenged Voter 3 Pieces
SUPPLIES
  Ballot Secrecy Folders 12 Pieces
  Ball pens 12 Pieces
  Thumbprint Takers 5 Pieces
  Collapsible Ballot Box 1 Piece
  Security Seals for Ballot Box 60 Pieces
  Ballot Box Tape 8 Pieces
  Ballot Receptacle 1 Piece
ELECTION FORMS (COUNTING)
Collapsible Ballot Box to Contain Ballots to be counted 1 Piece
9 Election Returns 1 Set
10 Tally Board 1 Set
11-A Minutes of Counting 1 Set of 2 pieces
13 Certificate of Votes 10 Pieces
14-A Certificate of Receipt of Forms and Supplies for Counting 1 Set of 2 pieces
16 Envelope for Counted, Excess, Marked, Spoiled, and Invalid Official Ballots 5 Pieces
17, 17-A to- F Envelopes for Election Returns 1 Set of 8 pieces
18 Minutes of Counting 1 Set of 2 Pieces
18-A Envelope for Minutes of Counting of Votes 1 Set of 2 Pieces
27, 27-A to – D Official Receipt of Election Returns 1 Set of 5 Pieces
SUPPLIES
  Ball pen 3 Pieces
  Rubber Band 8 Pieces
  Bond Paper (Long) 30 Pieces
  Carbon Paper 5 Sheets

Sec. 22. Official ballot. – The official ballot shall be of uniform size and color, printed on security paper with distinctive, clear and legible watermarks that will readily distinguish the ballot paper from ordinary paper.

It shall contain a stub and detachable ballot coupon, both of which shall bear the same serial number of the ballot, with space for the thumb mark of the voter on the detachable ballot coupon.

It shall bear the coat-of-arms of the Republic of the Philippines, the words “Official Ballot”, the name of the Post and country in which the election is to be held, the date of the election and the following notice in English: Fill out this ballot secretly using a ballot secrecy folder. Do not put any distinctive mark on any part of this ballot.

It shall contain the appropriate spaces for President, Vice-President, Senator and accredited political parties, sectoral party/organization or coalition thereof participating in the party-list system of representation.

Article IV

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POSTED: 02.08.2010 LTO