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RESOLUTION No. 6117

RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING REPUBLIC ACT No. 9189,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT OF 2003"

Promulgated: 14 May 2003

RULE 8

CANVASSING OF CERTIFICATE OF CANVASS


      Art. 101. National Board of Canvassers.

    1. The Chairman and Members of the Commission, sitting En Banc shall compose the National Board of Canvassers to canvass the Overseas Absentee Voting Certificate of Canvass for Senators and Party-List submitted by the SBOCs in the order of their receipt.

    2. The National Board of Canvassers for Senators and Party-List shall canvass the Overseas Absentee Voting Certificate of Canvass by following the procedure to be adopted by the Commission in the May 10, 2004 elections in the Philippines.

      The dominant majority party and the dominant minority party shall furnish copies of the Overseas Absentee Voting Certificate of Canvass supported by an Overseas Absentee Voting Statement of Votes by Precinct to the third and fourth major accredited political parties, and the fifth and sixth major accredited political parties, respectively.

      Art. 102. Prohibition against movement from official station. - No officer or member of the foreign service corps, including those belonging to attached agencies shall be transferred, promoted, extended, recalled or otherwise moved from his/her career post or position one (1) year before and three (3) months after the day of elections, except upon approval of the Commission.

      The Commission, through the Chairman of the Committee, shall immediately act on all requests for exemption from the above prohibition.