
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
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.
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POSTED: 02.08.2010 LTO


