Philippine Elections 2013 Voter's Manual

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BasicInformation

All registered voters whose

names appear in the

Election Day Computerized

Voters Lists (EDCVL) may

vote in the election, unless

their names are manually

crossed out rom the

EDCVL with the ollowing

annotations, duly signed by

the Election Ocer:

the voter has transferred to

another district/city/municipality

the voter has died.

EDVCL

WHOCANVOTE?

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www.comelec.gov.ph

Whatisthevotingtime

forthe2013Elections?

For the May 13, 2013 National and

Local Elections, voting time will

be rom 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.

HowwillIknowmypolling

placeandprecinctnumbe

r?

You can check the list o registered voters posted

at the Oce o the Comelec Election Ocer in

your locality or log on to

to nd your precinct via the precinct nder.

COMELEC's Precinct Finder eature in its website:

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www. comelec.gov.ph.

www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=PrecinctFinderIntro

whoarethecandidates

tobevotedforthis2013el

ections?

You can check the list o candidates as well

as the ballot ace or each city/municipality

posted at

www. comelec.gov.ph.



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At stake at this elections are a total o 18,022 positions. 12 senators will be elected, 229 districtmembers o the House o Representatives, 80 provincial governors, 80 provincial vice governors,

766 members o the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature), 138 city mayors, 138

city vice mayors, 1,532 members o the Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council), 1,496municipal

mayors, 1,496 municipal vice mayors, and 11,972 members o the Sangguniang Bayan (municipal

council).

In the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), there will be elected one regional

governor, one regional vice governor, and 24 regional assemblymen.

Party-list representatives will also be elected.

whoarethecandidates

tobevotedforthis2013el

ections?

National12 Senators1 Party List

Regional

Governor

Vice GovernorProvincialBoard MembersCongressionalDistrictRepresentative

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1

1

Local

MayorVice MayorCouncilors

cityMunicipal

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Since the 2013 Election is a midterm poll,

the highest position that one can vote or

are Senatorial Positions.

Voters will be able to vote or:

18,022positions


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POLITICALEDUCATION

Whyvote?

It is the right and obligation o

qualied citizens to vote in the

election o certain national and

local ocials o the government

and in the decision o questions

o public interest submitted to the

people. The right to sufrage is a

git bestowed by our democracy.By voting, we exercise our power

as citizens to decide and give

mandate to the leaders that we

are electing. Our consent to be

governed is a decision o who are

giving the power to represent

our aspirations and interests and

ultimately our country's uture.

An election is a mechanism

o hearing the voice o the people.

One person, rich or unortunate, has one vote.The citizen

voters are entitled to ree and inormed choice on whom to vote.

Every individual political choices and decisions made by the citizen

voters will determine the kind o government that will serve them.

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BOX

WherecanIfilecomplaint

sforelectionoffenses?

Complaints may be led with theCOMELEC Law Department, with

the Oces o the Provincial Election

Supervisor or the Regional Election

Director assigned to the area where

the election ofense was committed.

Whatshouldbetheform

ofthecomplaintandsuppo

rtingevidences?

Complaints or election ofenses shall be in writing and must be supported by sworn adavits o

the witness and other traditional orms o documentary evidence. The Commission shall also accept

photographic and video evidence provided that these must be identied, explained and authenticated

by the person who took or made the recording through the execution o a sworn adavit attesting to

the circumstances under which he or she has taken the photographs.

Templates o the Complaint-Adavit and Sworn Adavit are attachments o Comelec Resolution

No.9616 (as Annex "F"and" E") and can be downloaded at the comelec.gov.ph.



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OverseasVoting

Whatisoverseasvoting?

This is a process by which qualied citizens o the Philippines abroad exercise their right

to vote. Republic Act 9189 or the "Oveseas Absentee Voting Act o 2003" enables Filipino

citizens in other countries to vote or certain positions during election season.

WhydowehaveanOAVSystem?

Because o the state's duty o to provide a system o honest and orderly overseas

absentee voting that upholds the secrecy and sanctity o the ballot. (Sec. 2, Article V, 1987

Consitution). Towards this end, the State ensures equal opportunity to all qualied citizens

o the Philippines abroad in the exercise o this undamental right. (Sec. 2, RA 9189)



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Whoareconsideredas

overseasvoters?

An overseas voter is a qualied citizen

o the Philippines whose application

or registration or or certication as

overseas voter has been approved

by the Resident Election Registration

Board (RERB) and who is abroad on the

day o the election.

Whatarethepositions

overseasvotersshall

votefor?

All overseas voters may vote or

Senators and accredited party/

organization or coalition thereo

participating under the party-list

system o representation.



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Whenistheperiodfor

castingofvotes?

Casting o votes shall be or a period othirty (30) calendar days beginning at 8:00

oclock in the morning o April 13, 2013,

local time o the host country until 7:00

oclock in the evening o May 13, 2013,

Philippine time inclusive o all established

holidays in the Philippines and such other

holidays in the host country.

Whereshallanoverseas

votervote?

Casting o votes shall be done in the

designated voting area within the

premises o the Posts (Philippine

embassies, consulates, oreign service

establishments and other Philippine

government agencies maintaining

oces abroad having jurisdiction over

the place where the overseas voters

temporarily resides) and other votingareas as may be determined by the

Commission.

Overseas voters may also log on to

the ocial OAV website which can be

ound at www.comelec.gov.ph.

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Whatarethemode

sofvoting?

Howshallanoverseasvot

er

casthis/hervote?

All overseas voters shall cast their votes in accordance with mode o

voting authorized by the Commission.

pERSONALvoting

a mode o voting where the

voters personally appear

to cast their votes at the

Post or such other voting

areas designated by the

Commission.

a mode o voting where

mailing packets, containing

the ocial ballots and other

election paraphernalia, are

sent to the voters through the

mail or are personally delivered

to or picked-up by the voters

at the Post. Whereupon, the

voters either mail or personally

deliver their accomplished

ballots to the Post.

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HOWSHALL

SEAFARERSVOTE?

During the voting period, seaarers

may vote at any Post adoptingpersonal voting. However, in case

o personal voting, they may vote

only in Posts with international

seaports as identied and

recommended by the Department

o Foreign Afairs-Overseas Voting

Secretariat (DFA-OVS).

HowmanyFilipinoshavere

gistered

fortheOAVduringthepas

telections?

2004

2007

2010589, 830

504, 124

359, 296

= 10,000 registered OAV



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THEAUTOMATEDVOTINGPROCE

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WhatistheAutomatedVotin

gSystem?

The Automated Voting System, or AVS, is a system using appropriate technology

which has been demonstrated in the voting, counting, consolidating, canvassing, and

transmission o election results, and other electoral processes. The technology that theCommission on Elections currently employs is the Precinct Optical Scanner or PCOS.



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PCVL

The voter shall look or his name

in the PCVL posted near the

door o the polling place, and

determine his precinct number

and sequence number.

The voter shall approachany member o the BEI or its

Support Staf, i any, and state

his name, precinct number

and sequence number.

Ater his/her identity has been

established by the BEI, the voter

shall sign in the EDCVL.

The voter shall be given a ballot

placed inside a ballot secrecy

older and a marking pen.

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MR. JOE

MR. MANN

The voter shall ll his ballot by ully

shading the ovals beside the names

o the candidates and the party,

organization or coalition participating in

the party-list system o representation, o

his choice.

Ater accomplishing his ballot,

approach the PCOS, insert his ballot

in the ballot entry slot, and wait until

the message "CONGRATULATIONS.

YOUR VOTE HAS BEEN REGISTERED"

appears on the screen.

Indelible ink shall be applied to voter's

right orenger nail and or any other nail i

there be no orenger nail.

The voter shall return the ballot

secrecy older and marking pen

and leave the polling place.

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WhatisaRandomManualAu

dit?

Pursuant to Section 29 o Republic Act 9369, any elections where

the AES is used, a random manual audit in one precinct percongressional district will be conducted randomly chosen by

COMELEC in each province and city. Any diference between the

automated and manual count will result in the determination o

root cause and initiate a manual count or those precincts afected

by the computer or procedural error.



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CONTACTINFORMATION

OnlineResourcesFor more inormation, visit www.comelec.gov.ph

To report campaign violations, #SumbongKo sa COMELEC

To request or PCOS Demonstration, e-mail us at

[email protected]

References

Commission of Elections

Palacio del Gobernador Bldg., Gen. Luna St.

cor. Andres Soriano Jr. Ave,

Intramuros, Manila 1002

Hotlines: 5275574; 5271892; 5259345;5259302; 5270821

Twitter: @COMELECTV

www.comelec.gov.ph

National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections

(NAMFREL)

Unit 601, DMG Center, Domingo M. Guevara

St. corner Calbayog

Extension, Mandaluyong City

Tel: (632) 451-1586 (63) 939-1102872Teleax: (632) 470-4151 (63) 915-8293882

www.namrel.com.ph/

Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible

Voting (PPCRV)

PPCRV National Oce Room 301, Pius

XII Catholic Center United Nations

Avenue, Paco, City o ManilaTel. No. : (02) 521-5005 / 524-2855

www.ppcrv.org/

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