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REPIIRL!CMTM PHIUP-SCOb4P4lSSIOI.JON ELECTIONS

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GUIDE LINES FOR BOARD OF MELO, JoseA.R., ChairmanELECTION TELLER& (BET) WHEN: SARMIENTO, m e .. Commisione() THE UPPER AND: LOWER SERIAL FERRER, ~icodemo.,, CommissioneNUMBERS OF T H ~ ALLOT ARE TAGLE~Lucenito N-, CommissioneVELASCO, Armando C.,DIFFERENT; ( 2 ) EIT~ER THE UPPER YuSoPH, EliasR.I CommissioneCommissioneOR LOWER SERIAL UMBER OF THE LARRAZABAL, Gregorio Y.,BALLOT OR BOTH ~ k kISSING; (3)THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THEBALLOT CANNOT BE EASILYASCERTAINED OR I S UNREADABLE;OR (4) THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THEBALLOT DOES NOT BELONG TO THESERIES OF THE BALLOTS ISSUED, I NCONNECTION WITH THE OCTOBER25, 2010 BARANGAY ANDSANGGUNIANG KABATAANELECTIONS.x--------------------------------------- X

' Promulgated: O ~ t o b e r 1,2010

WHEREAS, in thdjbast elections, there were insiances when: (1) the upper andlower serial numbers of ftie ballot are different; or (2) either the upper or lower serialnumber of the ballot is &sing; or (3) the serial number of the ballot cannot be easilyascertained or is unreaddble; or (4) the serial number of the ballot does not belong tothe series of the ballots igmed;

WHEREAS, there i S a possibility that the foregoing problems will recur duringthe October 25, 2010 Bat-angay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections but due to timeconstraints, the said balldts can no longer be replaced;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission on Elections, by virtue of its mandateunder the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code and other election laws,RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES to issue the following guidelines in cases when:(1) the upper and lower serial numbers of the ballot are different; or (2) either the

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upper or lower serial number of the ballot or both are missing; or (3) the serial numberof the ballot cannot be easily ascertained or is unreadable; or (4) the serial number of, the ballot does not beloncj td the series of the ballots issued;

A. TH E UPPER AND LOWER SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE BALLOT AREDIFFERENT

The Board of Election Tellers (BET) concerned shall record in the Minutes ofVoting the different serial numbers appearing in a ballot, indicating therein whetherit is located in the upoer or lower portion of the ballot before issuing the same to thevoter. The two differknt serial numbers shall be recorded opposite the name of thevoter in the EDCVL.

B. EITHER THE U P P E ~ R LOWER SERIAL NUMBER OF THE BALLOT ORBOTH I S MISSING

I f the serial number either in the upper or lower portion of the ballot ismissing, the BETs concerned shall take note in the Minutes of Voting the serialnumber contained therein, indicating whether it is located in the upper or lowerportion of the ballot.The Chairman of the BET shall copy the available serial number in the portionof the ballot where it'does not appear and affix his initial thereon. The availableserial number shall be recorded opposite the name of the voter in the EDCVL.Thereafter, the Chairman shall issue the ballot to the voter.I f both serial numbers in the upper and lower portion are missing, the BETshall take note of the fact in the Minutes of Voting, mark the ballot as "defectiveballot" and thereafkr, place the ballot inside the envelope intended for spoiledballots.

aHE SERIAL NUM B k OF THE BALLOT CANNOT BE EASILY ASCERTAINEDOR IS UNREADABLE

iIfhe serial Ffdhber of the ballot cannot be easily ascertained, check theserial number of th"&ballot preceding the ballot with blurred serial number andfollow the sequence bf the serial numbers. The ascertained serial number of theballot shall be noted in the Minutes of Voting and recorded opposite the name ofthe voter in the EDWL. Thereafter, the Chairman of the BET shall issue the ballotto the voter.I f he serial "dhber of the ballot is totaily unreadable, the BET shall take noteof the fact in the Minutes of Voting, mark the ballot as "defective ballot" andthereafter, place the ballot inside the envelope intended for spoiled ballots.

The BETs concerned shall note in the Minutes of 'Voting the serial number ofthe ballot that does .hot belong 'to the series and record the same opposite thename of the voter in the EDCVL. Thereafter, issue the ballot to the voter.


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' \RESOLVED M O R ~ C ~ V E Rhat in all instances, the BETS are directed to issuefirst the Official Ballots with complete and regular serial numbers and shall only issue

, the Official Ballot/s wi th the above circumstances to the voter, except those which weremarked as defective ballots, if there are no more available ballots in the precinctconcerned.Let the Office of the Deputy Executive Director for Operations implement this

Resolution.

SO ORDERED.I

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