Session 7 of Election Law (Agra)

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Session 7 : Postponement and Failure of

Elections; Political Parties and

Pollwatchers

OMNIBUS EE!"ION !O#E $BP %%&'

Section 5 Postponement of election. - When for any

serious cause such as violence, terrorism, loss or

destruction of election paraphernalia or records, force

majeure, and other analogous causes of such a nature

that the holding of a free, orderly and honest election

should become impossible in any political subdivision,

the Commission, motu proprio or upon a veried

petition by any interested party, and after due notice

and hearing, whereby all interested parties are aordedequal opportunity to be heard, shall postpone the

election therein to a date which should be reasonably

close to the date of the election not held, suspended or

which resulted in a failure to elect but not later than

thirty days after the cessation of the cause for such

postponement or suspension of the election or failure to

elect.

Section 6 Failure of election. - If, on account of forcemajeure, violence, terrorism, fraud, or other analogous

causes the election in any polling place has not been

held on the date ed, or had been suspended before

the hour ed by law for the closing of the voting, or

after the voting and during the preparation and the

transmission of the election returns or in the custody or

canvass thereof, such election results in a failure to

elect, and in any of such cases the failure or suspension

of election would aect the result of the election, the

Commission shall, on the basis of a veried petition by

any interested party and after due notice and hearing,

call for the holding or continuation of the election not

held, suspended or which resulted in a failure to elect

on a date reasonably close to the date of the election

not held, suspended or which resulted in a failure to

elect but not later than thirty days after the cessation of the cause of such postponement or suspension of the

election or failure to elect.

ARTICLE XV

WATCHERS

Section 178. Ocial watchers of candidates. - !veryregistered political party, coalition of political parties

and every independent candidate shall each be entitled

to one watcher in every polling place.

"o person shall be appointed watcher unless he is a

qualied voter of the city or municipality, of good

reputation and shall not have been convicted by nal

judgment of any election oense or of any other crime,

must #now how to read and write $ilipino, !nglish,

%panish or any of the prevailing local dialects, and not

related within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or

a&nity to the chairman or any member of the board of

election inspectors in the polling place where he see#s

appointment as a watcher.

!ach candidate, political party or coalition of political

parties shall designate in every province, highly

urbani'ed city or district in the (etropolitan (anila



area, a representative authori'ed to appoint watchers,

furnishing the provincial election supervisor or the city

election registrar, as the case may be, the names of

such representatives. )he provincial election

supervisors shall furnish the municipal election

registrars and election registrars of component cities

with the list of such representatives.

In the case of (etropolitan (anila, the designation of

the persons authori'ed to appoint watchers shall be

led with the Commission, which shall furnish the list of

such representatives to the respective city and

municipal election registrars.

Section 179. Rights and duties of watchers. - *pon

entering the polling place, the watchers shall presentand deliver to the chairman of the board of election

inspectors his appointment, and forthwith, his name

shall be recorded in the minutes with a notation under

his signature that he is not disqualied under the

second paragraph of %ection +-. )he appointments of

the watchers shall bear the personal signature or the

facsimile signature of the candidate or the duly

authori'ed representatives of the political party or

coalition of political parties who appointed him or of

organi'ations authori'ed by the Commission under

%ection +-. )he watchers shall have the right to stay in

the space reserved for them inside the polling place.

)hey shall have the right to witness and inform

themselves of the proceedings of the board of election

inspectors, including its proceedings during the

registration of voters, to ta#e notes of what they may

see or hear, to ta#e photographs of the proceedings and

incidents, if any, during the counting of votes, as well as

of election returns, tally boards and ballot boes, to le

a protest against any irregularity or violation of law

which they believe may have been committed by the

board of election inspectors or by any of its members or

by any persons, to obtain from the board of election

inspectors a certicate as to the ling of such protestand/or of the resolution thereon, to read the ballots after

they shall have been read by the chairman, as well as

the election returns after they shall have been

completed and signed by the members of the board of

election inspectors without touching them, but they

shall not spea# to any member of the board of election

inspectors, or to any voter, or among themselves, in

such a manner as would distract the proceedings, and

to be furnished with a certicate of the number of votes

in words and gures cast for each candidate, duly

signed and thumbmar#ed by the chairman and all the

members of the board of election inspectors. 0efusal of

the chairman and the members of the board of election

inspectors to sign and furnish such certicate shall

constitute an election oense and shall be penali'ed

under this Code.

Section 180. Other watchers. - )he duly accredited

citi'ens arm of the Commission shall be entitled to

appoint a watcher in every polling place. 1ther civic,

religious, professional, business, service, youth and any

other similar organi'ations, with prior authority of the

Commission, shall be entitled collectively to appoint one

watcher in every polling place.



S(N!)*ONI+E# EE!"ION ,!" $*-,- No-7&..'

Section 4. Postponement, Failure of Election and

Special Elections. 2 )he postponement, declaration of

failure of election and the calling of special elections as

provided in %ections 3, 4 and of the 1mnibus !lectionCode shall be decided by the Commission sitting en

banc by a majority vote of its members. )he causes for

the declaration of a failure of election may occur before

or after the casting of votes or on the day of the

election.

In case a permanent vacancy shall occur in the %enate

or 5ouse of 0epresentatives at least one 6+7 year before

the epiration of the term, the Commission shall calland hold a special election to ll the vacancy not earlier

than sity 647 days nor longer than ninety 687 days

after the occurrence of the vacancy. 5owever, in case of

such vacancy in the %enate, the special election shall be

held simultaneously with the succeeding regular

election.

,utomated Elections aw $*-,- No- /0./'

SEC. 22. Electronic Returns. 2 !ach copy of the of the

printed election returns shall bear appropriate control

mar#s to determine the time and place of printing. !ach

copy shall be signed and thumbmar#ed by all the

members of the board of election inspectors and the

watchers present. If any member of the board of

election inspectors present refuses to sign, the

chairman of the board shall note the same copy in eachcopy of the printed election returns. )he member of the

board of election inspectors concerned refusing to sign

shall be compelled to eplain his or her refusal to do so.

9ailure to eplain an unjustiable refusal to sign each

copy of the printed election return by any member of

the board of election inspectors shall be punishable as

provided in this :ct. )he chairman of the boards shall

then publicly read and announce the total numbers of registered voters, the total number of voters who

actually voted and the total numbers of votes obtained

by each candidate based on the election returns.

)hereafter, the copies of the election returns shall be

sealed and placed in the proper envelopes for

distribution as follows;A. In the election of president, vice2president, senators

and party2list system<+7 )he rst copy shall be delivered to the city or

municipal board of canvassers<=7 )he second copy, to the congress, directed to the

$resident of the %enate<>7 )he third copy, to the commission<?7 )he fourth copy, to the citi'en@s arm authori'ed by

the Commission to conduct an uno&cial count37 )he fth copy, to the dominant majority party as

determined by the Commission in accordance with law<47 )he si copy, to the dominant minority party as

determined by the Commission in accordance with law<

and7 )he seventh copy shall be deposited inside the

compartment of the ballot bo for valid ballots.-7 )he eight copy to the $rovincial Aoard of canvassers<87 )he ninth to the eighteenth copies, shall be given to

the ten 6+7 accredited major national parties, ecluding

the dominant majority and minority parties, inaccordance with a voluntary agreement among them. If



no such agreement is reached, the Commission shall

decide which parties shall receive the copies on the

basis of the criteria provided in %ection =4 of 0epublic

:ct "o. +44<+7 )he nineteenth and twentieth copies, to the two

accredited major local parties in accordance with a

voluntary agreement among them. If no suchagreement is reached, the commission shall decide

which parties shall receive the copies on the basis of

criteria analogous to that provided in %ection =4 of

0epublic :ct "o. +44<++7 )he twenty2rst to the twenty2fourth copies, to

national broadcast or print media entities as may be

equitably determined by the Commission in view of

propagating the copies to the widest etent possible<

+=7 )he twenty2fth and twenty2si copies, to localbroadcast or print media entities as may be equitably

determined by the Commission in view of propagating

the copies to the widest etent possible< and+>7 )he twenty2seventh to the thirtieth copies, to the

major citi'en@s arms, including the accredited citi'en@s

arm, and other non2partisan groups or organi'ation

enlisted by the Commission pursuant to %ection 3=6#7 of

Aatas $ambansa Alg. --+. %uch citi'ens@ arm, groups

and organi'ation may use the four certied copies of

election returns for the conduct of citi'ens@ quic# counts

at the local or national levels<

B. In the election of local o&cials and members of the

5ouse of 0epresentatives;+7 )he 9irst copy shall be delivered to the city or

municipal board of canvassers<=7 )he second copy, to the Commission<

>7 )he third copy, to the provincial board of canvassers<

?7 )he fourth copy, to the citi'ens@ arm authori'ed by

the Commission to conduct an uno&cial count<37 )he fth copy, to the dominant majority party as

determined by the Commission in accordance with law<47 )he sith copy, to the dominant minority party as

determined by the Commission in accordance with law<

and7 )he seventh copy shall be deposited inside the copy

shall deposited inside the compartment of the ballot bo

for valid ballots.-7 )he eight copy to be posted conspicuously on a wall

within the premises of the polling place or counting

center<87 )he ninth to the eighteenth copies, shall be given to

the ten 6+7 accredited major national parties, ecluding

the dominant majority and minority parties, inaccordance with a voluntary agreement among them. If

no such agreement is reached, the Commission shall

decide which parties shall receive the copies on the

basis of the criteria provided in %ection =4 of 0epublic

:ct "o. +44<+7 )he nineteenth and twentieth copies shall be given

to the two accredited major local parties in accordance

with a voluntary agreement among them. If no such

agreement is reached, the Commission shall decidewhich parties shall receive the copies on the basis of


republic :ct "o. +44<++7 )he twenty2rst to the twenty2fth copies, to



propagating the copies to the widest etent possible<+=7 )he twenty2sith and twenty2seventh copies, to local

broadcast or print media entities as may be equitably




the copies to the widest etent possible< and+>7 )he twenty2eighth to the thirtieth copies to the

major citi'ens@ arms, including the accredited citi'ens@

arm, and other non2partisan groups or organi'ation

enlisted by the Commission pursuant to section 3=6#7 of

Aatas $ambansa Alg. --+. %uch citi'ens@ arms, groupsand organi'ation may use the ve certied copies of

election returns for the conduct of citi'ens@ quic# counts

at the local or national levels.

Immediately after the eight copy is printed, the poll

cler# shall announce the posting of said copy on a wall

within the premises of the polling place or counting

center, which must be su&ciently lighted and accessible

to the public. :ny person may view or capture an imageof the election return by means of any data capturing

device such as, but not limited to cameras at any time

of the day for forty2eight 6?-7 hours following its

posting. :fter such period, the chairman of the board of

election inspectors shall detach the election return from

the wall and #eep the same in his custody to be

produced as may be requested by any voter for image

or data capturing or for any lawful purpose as may be

ordered by competent authority.

Within one hour after the printing of the election

returns, the chairman of the board of election inspectors

or any o&cial authori'ed by the Commission shall, in

the presence of watchers and representatives of the

accredited citi'ens@ arm, political parties/candidates, if

any, electronically transmit the precinct results to the

respective levels of board of canvassers, to thedominant majority and minority party, to the accredited

citi'en@s arm, and to the Kapisanan ng mga Brodcaster

ng Pilipinas 6BA$7.

)he election results at the city/municipality canvassing

centers shall be transmitted in the same manner by the

election o&cer or any o&cial authori'ed by the

commission to the district or provincial canvassingcenters.

)he election returns transmitted electronically and

digitally signed shall be considered as o&cial election

results and shall be used as the basis for the canvassing

of votes and the proclamation of a candidate.

:fter the electronic results have been transmitted

additional copies not to eceed thirty 6>7 may beprinted and given to requesting parties at their own

epense.

SEC. 25. an!assing "# Pro!incial, it#, $istrict and

%unicipal Boards of an!assers. 2 )he City or (unicipal

board of canvassers shall canvass the votes for the

president, vice2president, senators, and parties,

organi'ation or coalitions participating under the party2

list system by consolidating the electronicallytransmitted results contained in the data storage

devices used in the printing of the election returns.

*pon completion of the canvass, it shall print the

certicate of canvass of votes for president, vice2

president, senators and members of the 5ouse of

0epresentatives and elective provincial o&cials and

thereafter, proclaim the elected city or municipal

o&cials, as the case may be.



)he city board of canvassers of cities comprising one or

more legislative districts shall canvass the votes for

president, vice2president, senators, members of the

5ouse 0epresentatives and elective city o&cials by

consolidating the certicates of canvass electronically

transmitted or the results contained in the data storage

devices used in the printing of the election returns.*pon completion of the canvass, the board shall

procedure the canvass of votes for president, vice2

president, and senators thereafter, proclaim the elected

members of the 5ouse of 0epresentatives and city

o&cials.

In the (etro (anila area, each municipality comprising a

legislative district shall have a district board of

canvassers which shall canvass the votes for president,

vice2president, senators, members of the 5ouse of

0epresentatives and elective municipal o&cials by

consolidating the electronically transmitted results or

the results contained in the data storage devices used

in the printing of the election returns. *pon completion

of the canvass, it shall produce the certicate of

canvass of votes for president, vice2president, and

senators and thereafter, proclaim the elected membersof the 5ouse 0epresentatives and municipal o&cials.

!ach component municipality in a legislative district in

the (etro (anila area shall have a municipal board of

canvassers which shall canvass the votes for president,

vice2president, senators, members of the house of

0epresentatives and elective municipal o&cials by

consolidating the results electronically transmitted from

the counting centers or the results contained in the data

storage devices used in the printing of the election

returns. *pon completion of the canvass, it shall prepare

the certicate of canvass of votes for president, vice2

president, senators, members of the 5ouse of

0epresentatives and thereafter, proclaim the elected

municipal o&cials.

)he district board of canvassers of each legislative

district comprising two municipalities in the (etro

(anila area shall canvass the votes for president, vice2

president, senators and members of the 5ouse of

0epresentatives by consolidating the certicates of

canvass electronically transmitted from the

city/municipal consolidating centers or the results

contained in the data storage devices submitted by the

municipal board of canvassers of the component

municipalities. *pon completion of the canvass. It shall

produce a certicate of the canvass votes for president,

vice2president, senators and thereafter, proclaim the

elected members of the 5ouse of 0epresentatives in the

legislative district.

)he district/provincial board of canvassers shall canvass

the votes for president, vice2president, senators,

members of the 5ouse of 0epresentatives and elective

provincial o&cials by consolidating the results

electronically transmitted from the city/municipal

consolidating centers or the results contained in the

data storage devices submitted by the board of

canvassers of the municipalities and component cities.

*pon completion of the canvass, it shall produce the

certicates of canvass votes for president, vice2

president and senators and thereafter, proclaim the



elected members of the 5ouse of 0epresentatives and

the provincial o&cial.

)he municipal, city, district and provincial certicates of

canvass of votes shall each be supported by a

statement of votes.

Within one hour after the canvassing, the Chairman of

the district or provincial Aoard of Canvassers or the city

board of canvassers of those cities which comprise one

or more legislative districts shall electronically transmit

the certicate of canvass to the commission sitting as

the national board of canvassers for senators and party2

list representatives and to the Congress as the "ational

Aoard of Canvassers for the president and vice

president, directed to the $resident of the %enate.

)he Commission shall adopt adequate and eective

measures to preserve the integrity of the certicates of

canvass transmitted electronically and the results in the

storage devices at the various levels of the boards of

canvassers.

)he certicates of canvass transmitted electronically

and digitally signed shall be considered as o&cialelection results and shall be used as the basis for the

proclamation of a winning candidate.

SEC. 26. &um"er of opies of erti'cates of an!ass of

(otes and their distri"ution. 2 6a7 )he certicate of

canvass of votes for president, vice2president, senators,

members of the 5ouse of 0epresentatives, parties,

organi'ation or coalitions participating under the party2

list system and elective provincial o&cials shall be

produced by the city or municipal board of canvassers

and distributed as follows;6+7 )he rst copy shall be delivered to the provincial

board of canvassers for use in the canvass of election

results for president, vice2president, senators, members

of the 5ouse of 0epresentatives, parties, organi'ation or

coalitions participating under the party2list system andelective provincial o&cials<6=7 )he second copy shall be sent to the Commission<6>7 )he third copy shall be #ept by the chairman of the

board< and6?7 )he fourth copy shall be given to the citi'en arm

designated by the Commission to conduct an uno&cial

count. It shall be the duty of the citi'ens@ arm to furnish

independent candidates@ copies of the certicate of

canvass at the epense of the requesting party.637 )he fth copy to Congress, directed to the $resident

of %enate<647 )he sith copy to be posted on a wall within the

premises of the canvassing center<67 )he seventh and eighth copies shall be given to the

dominant majority and minority parties<6-7 )he ninth to eighteenth copies shall be given to the

ten 6+7 accredited major national parties, ecluding the

dominant majority and minority parties, in accordancewith a voluntary agreement among them. If no such

agreement is reached, the Commission shall decide

which parties shall receive the copies on the basis of the

criteria provided in %ection =4 of 0epublic :ct no. +44<687 )he nineteenth and twentieth copies shall be given

to the two accredited major local parties in accordance

with a voluntary agreement among them. If no such

agreement is reached, the Commission shall decide

which parties shall receive the copies on the basis of




0epublic :ct "o. +44<6+7 )he twenty2rst to the twenty2fth copies to



propagating the copies to the widest etent possible<

6++7 )he twenty2si and twenty2seven copies, to localbroadcast or print media entities as may be equitably


the copies to the widest etent possible< and6+=7 )he twenty2eighth to the thirtieth copies, to the

major citi'ens@ arms, including the accredited citi'ens@

arm, and other non2partisan groups or organi'ations

enlisted by the commission pursuant to %ection 3=6#7 of

Aatas $ambansa Alg. --+. %uch citi'ens@ arms, groups

and organi'ation may use the three certied copies of election returns for the conduct of citi'ens@ quic# counts

at the local or national levels< )he board of canvassers shall furnish all other

registered parties copies of the certicate of canvass at

the epense of the requesting party.

67 )he certicate of canvass of votes for president,

vice2president and senators, parties, organi'ation or

coalitions participating under the party2list system shallbe produced by the city boards of canvassers of cities

comprising one or more legislative districts, by

provincial boards of canvassers and by district boards of

canvassers in the (etro (anila area, and other highly

urbani'ed areas and distributed as follows;6+7 )he rst copy shall be sent to congress , directed to

the president of the %enate for use in the canvass of

election results for president and vice2president<

6=7 )he second copy shall be sent to the Commission for

use in the canvass of the election results for senators<6>7 )he third copy shall be #ept the chairman of the

board< and6?7 )he fourth copy shall be given to the citi'ens@ arm

designated by the Commission to conduct an uno&cial

count. It shall be the duty of the citi'ens@ arm to furnishindependent candidates copies of the certicate of

canvass at the epense of the requesting party.637 )he fth copy to Congress, directed to the $resident

of the %enate<647 )he si copy to be posted on a wall within the

premises of the canvassing center<67 )he seventh and eight copies to the dominant

majority and minority parties<6-7 )he ninth and tenth copies to two accredited major

national parties representing the majority and minority,

ecluding the dominant majority and minority parties, to

be determined by the Commission on the basis of the

criteria provided in %ection =4 of 0epublic :ct "o. +44<687 )he eleventh to thirteenth copies to broadcast media

entities as may be equitably determined by the

Commission in view of propagating the copies to the

widest etent possible< and

6+7 )he fourteenth copy to another citi'ens@ arm or inthe absence thereof, to a non2partisan group or

organi'ation enlisted by the Commission pursuant to

%ection 3=6#7 of Aatas $ambansa Alg. --+. %uch

citi'ens@ arm or non2partisan group or organi'ation may

use the copy of election return for the conduct of

citi'ens@ quic# counts at the local or national levels. )he board of canvassers shall furnish all other

registered parties copies of the certicate of canvass at

the epense of the requesting party.



6c7 )he certicates of canvass printed by the provincial,

district, city or municipal boards of canvassers shall be

signed and thumb mar#ed by the chairman and

members of the board and the principal watchers, if

available. )hereafter, it shall be sealed and placed

inside an envelope which shall li#ewise be properlysealed.

In all instances, where the board of Canvassers has the

duty to furnish registered political parties with copies of

the certicate of canvass, the pertinent election returns

shall be attached thereto, where appropriate.

Immediately after the si copy and its supporting

statement of votes are printed, the chairman of theboard of canvassers shall announce the posting of said

prints on a wall within the premises of the canvassing

center, which must be su&ciently lighted and accessible

to the public. :ny person may view or capture an image

of the Certicate of Canvass or the supporting

statement of votes by means of any data capturing

device such as, but not limited to, cameras at any time

of the day for forty2eight 6?-7 hours following the

posting. :fter such period, the chairman of the board of

canvassers shall detach the election return from the

wall and #eep the same in his custody to be produced

as may be requested by any voter for image or data

capturing or for any lawful purpose as may be ordered

by competent authority.

SEC. 27. &ational Board of an!assers for Senators and

Part#-)ist Representati!es. 2 )he chairman and

members of the Commission on !lection sitting en

"anc, shall compose the national board of

canvassers for senators and party2list

representatives. It shall canvass the results by

consolidating the certicates of canvass

electronically transmitted. )hereafter, the national

board shall proclaim the winning candidates for

senators and party2list representatives.

SEC 28. &o *olds Barred. - :#ala #o malala na @yong

mga taong tinutu#oy #o sa last message #o. $ero

mas malala #a pa pala. :lam mo #ung sino #a.

:ng bastos mo lang din talaga e no 5indi naman

#ita inaano pero ba#it #a naman ganiyan Bahit

#ailan hindi #ita tinrato ng mali. "a#a#a2frustrate.

:#ala #o pa naman mabuti #ang tao. $ero pucha,

abuso na @to e. :t talagang inaaraw2araw mo paha. %igurado a#o, @di lang a#o ang bini#tima mo ng

ganito. Baya guys, mag2ingat #ayo please lang.

Bumausap na a#o ng mga abodago tung#ol dito.

Au#as na bu#as, mag&le na #ami ng ejectment

case. )ignan natin #ung di pa rin #ita mapaalis

diyan sa isip #o. Ainabaliw mo na a#o e.

1verstaying #a na. Imbis na batas at mga #aso

nasa isip #o, wala a#ong ibang maisip #undi i#aw.

(asyado mo naman a#ong pinapahirapan.

0espect naman please. Aa#it #ailangan mong

hadlangan @yong mga pangarap #o Dusto #o lang

naman ma#apasa at maging abogado.

SEC 29. Random %anual +udit . 2 Where the :!% is

used, there shall be a random manual audit in one

precinct per congressional district randomly

chosen by the Commission in each province and

city. :ny dierence between the automated and



manual count will result in the determination of

root cause and initiate a manual count for those

precincts aected by the computer or procedural

error.

SEC. !5. Prohi"ited +cts and Penalties. 2 )he following

shall be penali'ed as provided in this :ct, whether or

not said acts aect the electoral process or results;

6a7 *tili'ing without authori'ation, tampering with,

damaging, destroying or stealing;

6+7 1&cial ballots, election returns, and

certicates of canvass of votes used in the

system< and

6=7 !lectronic devices or their components,

peripherals or supplies used in the :!% such as

counting machine, memory pac#/dis#ette,

memory pac# receiver and computer set<

6b7 Interfering with, impeding, absconding for purpose

of gain, preventing the installation or use of computer

counting devices and the processing, storage,

generation and transmission of election results, data orinformation<

6c7 Daining or causing access to using, altering,

destroying or disclosing any computer data, program,

system software, networ#, or any computer2related

devices, facilities, hardware or equipment, whether

classied or declassied<

6d7 0efusal of the citi'ens@ arm to present for perusal its

copy of election return to the board of canvassers<

6e7 $resentation by the citi'ens@ arm of tampered or

spurious election returns<

6f7 0efusal or failure to provide the dominant majorityand dominant minority parties or the citi'ens@@ arm their

copy of election returns< and

6g7 )he failure to post the voters@ list within the specied

time, duration and in the designated location shall

constitute an election oense on the part the election

o&cer concerned.

:ny person convicted for violation of this :ct, eceptthose convicted of the crime of electoral sabotage, shall

be penali'ed with imprisonment of eight years and one

day to twelve 6+=7 years without possibility of parole,

and perpetual disqualication to hold public o&ce and

deprivation of the right of surage. (oreover, the

oender shall be perpetually disqualied to hold any

non2elective public o&ce.

!OMEE! *ESOU"ION //%1:

R"LE I

A. #$LITICAL C$%VE%TI$%S

Section &- )oldin2 of Political !on3entions-

4 $olitical parties 6$$7 may hold political conventions to

nominate their o&cial candidates from Se&te'e( 12)

!0* 2015.



B. LIST $+ A"TH$RI,E- SI%AT$RIES WITH

S#ECI/E% SI%AT"RES

Section 5- ,uthori6ed Si2natories and Specimen

Si2natures of Political Parties- 4 )he $$ or a

coalition of political parties 6Coalition7 shall personally

submit to the Eaw Fepartment a list of their authori'ed

signatories.

)he Eist of :uthori'ed %ignatories shall include three

specimen signatures, their positions in the $$ and their

respective jurisdictions or places of authority to

nominate and sign the Certicate of "omination and

:cceptance 6C1":7 of their o&cial candidates.

)he $$ or Coalition shall provide their choice of acronym

and its abbreviation in not more than si characters,ta#ing into account the >2character limitation of the

name to appear on the o&cial ballot of a candidate. In

case of failure to provide such acronym and

abbreviation, the Eaw Fepartment shall motu

propriodetermine the acronym of the $$.

: sample form of the Eist of :uthori'ed %ignatories with

%pecimen %ignatures is attached as ,nne ,.

Section 0- E8ect of Failure to Su9mit ist of

,uthori6ed Si2natories with Specimen

Si2natures- 2 9ailure to submit the Eist of :uthori'ed

%ignatories with %pecimen %ignatures by the registered

$$ or Coalition within the stipulated period shall result in

the declaration of their nominees as independent

candidates.

)he last day to submit the Eist of :uthori'ed %ignatories

with %pecimen %ignatures shall be on 9 $ctoe( 2015.

C. CERTI+ICATE $+ %$/I%ATI$% A%- CERTI+ICATE

$+ ACCE#TA%CE $+ %$/I%EES $+ #ART)LIST

R$"#S

Section 1- Filin2 of !erticate of Nomination and !erticate of ,cceptance of Nominees of Part<

ist =roups- 2 )he Certicate of "omination and

Certicate of :cceptance of nominees of a $$, sectoral

party, organi'ation or Coalition shall be under oath, in

ve copies, in the form prescribed by the Commission

and to be submitted within the period ed herein.

)he Certicate of :cceptance shall be led

simultaneously with the Certicate of "omination.

Section >- !ontents and Form of the !erticate of

Nomination- )he Certicate of "omination of a $$,

sectoral party, organi'ation or Coalition shall contain the

following;

+. "ame of the $$, sectoral party, organi'ation or

Coalition<

=. "ame of the Chairperson/$resident/%ecretary2

Deneral of the nominating $$, sectoral party,

organi'ation or Coalition<

>. "ame and :ddress of all the nominees<

?. : certication that the nominees have all the

qualications and none of the disqualications of

nominees and that they are not candidates for any

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elective o&ce or have lost in their bid for an elective

o&ce in the immediately preceding election<

3. : documentary stamp in the amount of 9ifteen

$esos 6$hp+3.7<

4. )he signature and attestation under oath, either

by the $arty Chairperson, $resident, %ecretary2Deneralor any other duly authori'ed o&cer of the nominating

party<

: sample form of the Certicate of "omination is

attached as ,nne B.

Section .- !ontents and Form of !erticate of

,cceptance of Nominees of Part<ist =roups- 2

)he Certicate of :cceptance of nominees of a $$,sectoral party, organi'ation or Coalition shall contain the

following;

+. "ame of the nominee<

=. "ame of the $$, sectoral party, organi'ation or

coalition<

>. Fate and place of birth of the nominee<

?. :ge<

3. Dender<

4. Civil status<

. $rofession or occupation<

-. :ddress or residence<

8. Contact number<

+. "umber of years residing in the $hilippines

immediately preceding the election<

++. )hat the nominee is a natural2born 9ilipino citi'en<

+=. )hat the nominee is eligible for the o&ce for

which said nominee is nominated<

+>. )hat the nominee possesses all the qualications

and none of the disqualications<

+?. )hat the nominee will support and defend

the Constitution of the 0epublic of the $hilippines and

will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto<.

+3. )hat the nominee will obey the laws, legal orders,

decrees, resolutions, rules and regulations promulgated

and issued by the duly constituted authorities<

+4. )hat the nominee assumes the foregoing

obligations voluntarily without mental reservation or

purpose of evasion<

+. )hat the facts stated in the certicate are true

and correct to the best of the nomineeGs personal

#nowledge<

+-. 1riginal signature of the nominee<

+8. $assport2si'e photograph of the nominee ta#en

within the last si months<

=. )humb mar# of the nominee<

=+. : documentary stamp in the amount of 9ifteen

$esos 6$hp+3.7<

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: sample form of the Certicate of :cceptance is

attached as ,nne !.

Section 7- Period and Place for Filin2 !erticate

of Nomination and !erticate of ,cceptance of

Nominees of Part<list =roups- < )he Certicate of

"omination and Certicate of :cceptance of nominees

of party2list groups shall be led on any day

from $ctoe( 12)16* 2015, during o&ce hours from

-; :( to 3; $(.

)he Certicate of "omination and Certicate of

:cceptance of nominees of party2list groups shall be

led before the Eaw Fepartment, copy furnished the

1&ce of the Cler# of the Commission.

Section %- E8ects of ,cceptance of Nomination-< :ny person holding a public appointive o&ce or

position, including active members of the :rmed 9orces

of the $hilippines, and other o&cers and employees in

government2owned or 2controlled corporations, shall be

considered ipso facto resigned from the o&ce and must

vacate the same at the start of the day of the ling of

Certicates of "omination and :cceptance.

9or purposes of this section, a public o&cer holding apublic appointive o&ce or position shall be deemed to

include private citi'ens appointed to public o&ces

representing the private sector.

Section /- Preparation of the !ertied ist of

Nominees- H 1n $ctoe( !0* 2015, the Eaw

Fepartment shall prepare the Certied Eist of "ominees

in ve copies.

-. CERTI+ICATE $+ %$/I%ATI$% A%-

ACCE#TA%CE $+ $++ICIAL CA%-I-ATES

Section &?- Filin2 of !erticate of Nomination and

,cceptance- )he C1": shall be in the form prescribed

by the Commission, under oath, in ve copies, led

simultaneously with the Certicate of Candidacy 6C1C7,

and stamped received in the same manner as the C1C.

Section &&- !ontents and Form of !erticate of

Nomination and ,cceptance- 2 )he C1": of the

candidates of the duly registered $$ or Coalition shall

contain the following;

+. "ame of the $$ or Coalition<

=. "ame and original signature of the authori'edo&cer of the nominating party<

>. urisdiction or $lace of :uthority to sign the C1":

of the authori'ed o&cer of the nominating party<

?. %ignature of the nominee<

: sample form of the Certicate of "omination and

:cceptance is attached as ,nne #.

Section &5- ,llowed Num9er of Nominations-< "o

duly registered $$ or Coalition shall be allowed to

nominate more than the number of candidates required

to be voted for in a particular elective position.

If the $$ or Coalition nominated more than the number

of candidates required to be voted for in a particular

elective position, all of the nominations shall be denied

due course by the Commission, and the aspirants shallbe declared independent candidates.

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R"LE II

+ILI% $+ CERTI+ICATES $+ CA%-I-AC

Section &- !erticate of !andidac- H "o person can

run for the position of $resident, Jice2$resident,

%enator, (ember of the 5ouse of 0epresentatives,

$rovincial, City, (unicipal or :0(( 0egional o&cial

unless such aspirant accomplishes a sworn C1C in the

form prescribed by the Commission.

"o person shall be eligible for more than one o&ce to

be lled in the same election.

Section 5- E8ect of Filin2 a !erticate of

!andidac for More "han One O@ce- < :n aspirant

who les a C1C for more than one o&ce shall not be

eligible for any of them. 5owever, the aspirant maypersonally le with the proper 1&ce in accordance with

%ection -, 0ule II hereof, a sworn %tatement of

Cancellation/Withdrawal to maintain the desired o&ce

and cancel the C1C for the other o&ce or o&ce/s,

stating the reasons therefor and attaching thereto the

consent of the nominating party, if any, before the

epiration of the period for the ling of C1C.

Section 0- !ontents and Form of Statement of !ancellationAithdrawal if Not Personall Filed-

< :n aspirant or an authori'ed representative may le

the %tatement of Cancellation/Withdrawal< $rovided

that, the authori'ed representative shall present an

originally signed :uthority to %ubmit %tatement of

Cancellation/Withdrawal. )he originally signed :uthority

to %ubmit %tatement of Cancellation/Withdrawal shall be

under oath and containing the specimen signature of

both the principal and the agent.

%ample forms of the %tatement of

Cancellation/Withdrawal and :uthority to %ubmit

%tatement of Cancellation/Withdrawal are attached

as ,nnees E and E<&, respectively.

Section 1- !ontents and Form of !erticate of

!andidac- 2 )he C1C shall be under oath and shall

state;

a. o&ce aspired for<

b. name of the aspirant<

c. age<

d. gender<

e. civil status<

f. place and date of birth<

g. citi'enship, whether natural2born or naturali'ed<

h. the duly registered $$ or Coalition to which the

aspirant belongs, if any<

i. if married, the name of the spouse<

j. address for election purposes<

#. legal residence, giving the eact address and the

number of years residing in;

i. the $hilippines and whenever applicable,

ii. the place where the aspirant intends to be

elected up to the day before the election<

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l. the barangay, city or municipality and province

where the aspirant is a registered voter or will be a

registered voter<

m. profession or occupation or employment<

n. that the aspirant is eligible for said o&ce<

o. that the aspirant is not a permanent resident or

an immigrant to a foreign country<

p. that the aspirant will le, with the Commission,

within > days after !lection Fay, a full, true and

itemi'ed %tatement of Contributions and !penditures

6%1C!7 in connection with the election<

q. that the aspirant will support and defend

the Constitution of the 0epublic of the $hilippines and

will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto<

r. that the aspirant will obey the laws, legal orders,

decrees, resolutions, rules and regulations promulgated

and issued by the duly constituted authorities<

s. that the aspirant assumes the foregoing

obligations voluntarily without mental reservation or

purpose of evasion<

t. that the facts stated in the certicate are true and

correct to the best of the aspirantGs #nowledge<

*nless there was an o&cial change of name through a

court2approved proceeding, an aspirant shall use in the

C1C; 6+7 the name registered in the 1&ce of the Eocal

Civil 0egistrar< 6=7 the name by which such aspirant has

been bapti'ed< or 6>7 any other name under the

provisions of eisting law or in the case of a (uslim, a

5adji name after performing the prescribed religious

pilgrimage. 5owever, when there are two or more

aspirants for an o&ce with the same name and

surname, each aspirant, shall need to state a paternal

and maternal surname, ecept the incumbent who may

continue to use the name and surname stated in the

C1C when last elected.

:n aspirant may include one nic#name or stage name

by which aspirant is generally or popularly #nown in

their locality< $rovided that, no aspirant shall use the

nic#name or stage name of another. 1nly one nic#name

or stage name shall be considered.

:n aspirant shall also a& a passport2si'e photograph

ta#en within the last si months, a bio2data and

program of government not eceeding + words.

: $+3. documentary stamp shall be attached to the

C1C.

)he C1C shall be sworn to before a "otary $ublic or any

o&cial authori'ed to administer oath. C1(!E!C

employees are not authori'ed to administer oath, even

in their capacities as notary public.

)he forms of the C1C are attached as ,nnees F to F<

&0.

Section >- !andidateCs Name to ,ppear on the

O@cial Ballot- 4 )he following will appear on the

o&cial ballots; CandidateGs %urname< 9irst name 10

nic#name< and :cronym of the $$ or Coalition which

collectively a33 not ecee !0 ca(acte(.


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Section .- Name to ,ppear on the O@cial Ballot

of Married Female !andidates- < (arried female

candidates may either use their maiden name or

married name or both, whichever they prefer, subject to

the >2character limitation.

)hus, such aspirant shall provide the following data in

the "ame to :ppear on the 1&cial Aallot 6Item "o. ? of

the Certicate of Candidacy7;

i. East "ame in case of a married female

candidate, her maiden name O* married

name O* "oth

ii. 9irst "ame $R "ic#name

iii. $$ or Coalition 6:cronym only7

!ample for a married female candidate;

Fela Cru'20eyes (aria

)orres

%urname 9irst "ame

(iddle "ame

use of maiden

name

Fela Cru', (aria 6$$7

use of married

name

0eyes, (aria 6$$7

use of both

maiden and

married name

Fela Cru'20eyes, (aria 6$$7

In ecess of > characters

Fela Cru'20eyes (aria Eu'viminda

)orres

%urname 9irst "ame

(iddle "ame

)he name to appear shall be; Fela Cru'20eyes,(aria 6$$7

Section 7- =uidelines in !ase of Failure to Indicate

the Name to ,ppear on the O@cial BallotD or if

the #esired Name is Not in ,ccordance with the

=uidelinesD or if it is in Ecess of the *euired

Num9er of !haracters- 2 )he Eaw Fepartment

shall motu proprio determine the name to appear on the

o&cial ballot of the candidate, ta#ing into considerationthe name of the candidate as stated in Item "o. + of the

C1C, if a candidate fails to indicate the desired name to

appear on the o&cial ballot, or the desired name is not

in accordance with the guidelines, or is in ecess of the

required number of characters, e.g.;

%a'e o

te

Caniate

in te

C$C

%icna'

e o te

Caniat

e in te

C$C

%a'e to

A&&ea( in

te

Ba33ot a

&(oie

: te

caniate

in te

C$C;

%a'e to

A&&ea( in

te $<cia3

Ba33ot '=t

not ecee

!0

ca(acte(

inc3=in>

&acin>* ;*

an

ac(on:' o



##;

Fela Cru',

uan

(anuel

(iguel )orres

(iggy, ( Fela

Cru', /ie

Fela Cru',

uan (anuel

6$$7

Fela Cru',

uan

(anuel

(iguel

)orres

uan To((e,

uan (anuel

Fela Cru',

uan (anuel

6$$7

Fela Cru',

uan

(anuel

(iguel

)orres

Fela Cru' ?=an

/an=e3

-e3a C(=@

Fela Cru',

uan (anuel

6$$7

Fela Cru',

uan

(anuel

(iguel

)orres

( )orres Fela

Cru', ?/

To((e

Fela Cru', (

)orres 6$$7

Fela Cru',

uana

(anuela

)orres

ane ?ane

To((e

Fela Cru',

ane 6$$7

Fela Cru',

uana

(anuela

)orres

Fa#ilang

Ina

Fela

Cru', ?=ana

-ai3an>

Ina

Fela Cru',

uana

(anuela 6$$7

Fela Cru', uana

(anuela

)orres

(anela FelaCru', ?ane

Fela Cru', uana

(anuela 6$$7

Section %- here to File !erticate of

!andidac- H Fepending on the elective positions, the

C1C shall be led in ve copies with the followingo&ces;

E3ectie #oition We(e to 3e

#(eient

Vice #(eient

Senato(

La -e&a(t'ent

/e'e( o te

Ho=e o

Re&(eentatie o(

3e>i3atie it(ict in

te %ationa3 Ca&ita3

Re>ion %CR;

$<ce o te

Re>iona3 E3ection

-i(ecto(* %CR



/e'e( o te

Ho=e o

Re&(eentatie o(

3e>i3atie it(ict in

&(oince

#(oincia3 $<cia3

$<ce o te

#(oincia3 E3ection

S=&e(io(

conce(ne

/e'e( o te

Ho=e o

Re&(eentatie o(

3e>i3atie it(ict in

citie o=tie te

%CR* ic co'&(ie

one o( 'o(e3e>i3atie it(ict

Cit: $<cia3 o citie

it 'o(e tan one

E3ection $<ce(

$<ce o te Cit:

E3ection $<ce(

conce(ne

ei>nate o( te

&=(&oe : te

Re>iona3 E3ection

-i(ecto(6Copies of the

designation of the

!lection 1&cer shall

be submitted to the

Eaw Fepartment on

or before >

%eptember =+37

Cit:/=nici&a3

$<cia3

AR// oe(no( an

Vice)oe(no(

/e'e(* Re>iona3

Le>i3atie Ae'3:*

$<ce o te

Cit:/=nici&a3

E3ection $<ce(

$<ce o te AR//

Re>iona3 E3ection

-i(ecto( Cotaato

Cit:* ,a'oan>a

AR// Cit: o( /a(ai

Cit:;

$<ce o te AR//

#(oincia3 E3ection

S=&e(io(

conce(ne

:ny C1C led with the incorrect 1&ces shall be deemed

as not led.

)he C1C shall be led by the aspirant or through a duly

authori'ed representative with a sworn and signed

:uthority to 9ile the C1C.

"o C1C led by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile shall

be accepted.

)he ling of the C1C of a substitute aspirant, in case of

valid substitution, shall be led in accordance with

%ection +- 0ule II hereof.

"o ling fee shall be imposed for the ling of the C1C.

: sample form of the :uthority to 9ile C1C is attached

as Anne .

Section /- Period for Filin2 of !erticates of

!andidac- )he C1C shall be led on $ctoe( 12)16*

2015* from -; :( to 3; $(.

If at ?;?3 $( of the last day of ling of the C1C, there

are still persons intending to le C1Cs present inside

the 1&ces mentioned in %ection - 0ule II hereof, the

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0eceiving 1&cer shall prepare a complete list

containing the names of said persons, consecutively

numbered, and the time of listing. )he persons listed

shall be called by announcing each name in the order in

which they are listed. :ny person not present when the

name is called, shall not be allowed to le a C1C.

: C1C led in accordance with this procedure shall be

stamped received at the time it was actually led and

deemed led on time.

Section &?- E8ects of Filin2 !erticate of

!andidac- H

a. :ny person holding a public appointive o&ce or

position, including active members of the :rmed 9orces

of the $hilippines, and other o&cers and employees ingovernment2owned or 2controlled corporations, shall be

considered ipso facto resigned from the o&ce and must

vacate the same at the start of the day of the ling of

C1C.

b. :ny person holding an elective o&ce or position

shall not be considered resigned upon the ling of a

C1C whether for the same or any other elective o&ce or

position.

Section &&- Suspension of *e2istration of oters- H

)he continuing registration of voters shall be suspended

during the period of ling of C1Cs.

Section &5- Independent !andidate-2 :n

independent candidate is one who falls in any of the

following circumstances;

a. who has not been nominated by a duly registered

$$ or Coalition<

b. whose C1": has been submitted by a $$ or

Coalition not duly registered with the Commission<

c. who has not accepted a nomination, or has

repudiated a C1": from a duly registered $$ orCoalition<

d. who accepts nominations from more than one

duly registered $$ or Coalition for the same

constituency<

e. whose C1": was led after the last day of ling of

C1C<

f. whose C1": was dierent from the position

indicated in the C1C which was discovered only after

the last day of the ling of the C1C<

g. whose C1": was cancelled, withdrawn or

substituted by the nominating party within the period

for ling of C1C, with the conformity of the candidate<

h. whose C1": was s igned by a person whose

authority to sign C1": and specimen signature has notbeen submitted to the Eaw Fepartment within the

period prescribed by %ection =, 0ule II hereof<

i. who has submitted two C1":s from the same $$

but signed by two dierent o&cials, both of whom are

authori'ed signatories of the party< and

j. who has submitted a C1": from the individual

members of the Coalition.



: C1": must come from the Coalition, if the $$ is a

member of a Coalition.

: candidate who accepts nominations from both a

national and a local registered $$ shall not be

considered as an independent candidate.

Section &0- Ministerial #ut of *ecei3in2 and ,cGnowled2in2 *eceipt of !erticates of

!andidacANomination and ,cceptance;

*ecordin2- 2 )he 0eceiving 1&cer shall have the

ministerial duty to receive and ac#nowledge the receipt

of the C1C and C1":< $rovided that, they are led in

conformity with the rules and regulations. )he 0eceiving

1&cer shall stamp every copy of each Certicate with

the date and actual time of receipt and a& a signature

thereon.

)he 0eceiving 1&cer shall enter in a record boo#, the

following data, leaving no space between entries;

a. date and actual time of receipt<

b. assigned consecutive number thereof<

c. full name of the candidate<

d. the o&ce for which the candidate is see#ing

election<

e. the nominating political party or coalition of

political parties or the party to which the candidate

belongs, if any<

f. the number of copies received<

g. the name of the authori'ed representative, if the

certicate is not led personally by the candidate< and

h. the name of the 0eceiving 1&cer.

)he 0eceiving 1&cer shall immediately close the record

boo# by placing a line immediately after the last entry

and writing the word closed after the time allowed forthe ling of the C1C. )he 0eceiving 1&cer shall then

a& a signature immediately below the word closed and

indicate the date and eact time of closing.

Section &1- atchers of Independent !andidatesD

Political Parties and ,ccredited !iti6ensC ,rms- H

:n independent candidate, $$, or accredited citi'enGs

arm may appoint one watcher each in connection with

the ling of the C1Cs. )he watcher, who shall presentan appointment paper to the 0eceiving 1&cer, shall be

allowed to stay within the premises of the receiving

1&ce. :ny watcher may report to the Commission any

irregularity observed during the proceedings.

Watchers shall be entitled to secure from the 0eceiving

1&cer, a copy of the full list of those who led their

C1Cs and their respective positions for which they

intend to be elected.

If all watchers cannot be accommodated in the area for

ling of C1Cs, preference shall be given to the watcher

of the dominant majority and dominant minority parties

as determined by the Commission in the (ay +>, =+>

"ational and Eocal !lections and the watchers of the

Citi'enGs :rms, the $arish $astoral Council for

0esponsible Joting 6$$C0J7 with the $$C0J giving

preferential position closest to the 0eceiving 1&cer.



Section &>- *eports of the !erticates of

!andidac *ecei3ed- H )he 5ead of the 0eceiving

1&ce shall;

a. print a Certied Eist of Candidates as entered in

the record boo#, a& a signature thereon and submit it,

either through facsimile or electronic mail

6comelec.lawgmail.com7 in $F9 format, to the

Commission, through the Eaw Fepartment< and

b. using the program and the format provided by the

Information )echnology Fepartment 6I)F7, encode the

candidatesG information and save the same in two 6=7

compact discs 6CFs7.

)he 5ead of the 0eceiving 1&ce shall ma#e sure that

the candidateGs information encoded in the compactdiscs are acc=(ate an co'&3ete as stated in the C1C

of the candidate.

)he 0eceiving 1&cer shall submit a Certied Eist of

Candidates to the Eaw Fepartment not later

than $ctoe( 17* 2015.

Section &.- Preparation of the !ertied ist of

!andidates- 2 Immediately after the last day for lingof C1Cs, the following shall prepare a Certied Eist of

Candidates in ve copies;

ELECTIVE #$SITI$% I/#LE/E%TI%

$++ICE

#(eient* Vice

#(eient an Senato(

La -e&a(t'ent

a. /e'e( o te

Ho=e o

Re&(eentatie in te

3e>i3atie it(ict in

te %CRD an

b. Cit:/=nici&a3

#oition in te %CR.

%CR

a. Re>iona3

E3ection -i(ecto(*

%CRD

b. Cit:/=nici&a3

E3ection $<ce(

conce(neD

/e'e( o te Ho=e

o Re&(eentatie o(

3e>i3atie it(ict an

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Section &7- #eli3er and #istri9ution of the

*eports on the !erticates of !andidac

*ecei3ed- H )he 0ecord Aoo#, Certied Eist of

Candidates, CFs, and original copies of the C1Cs and

C1":s shall, not later than $ctoe( 19* 2015* be

delivered and distributed as follows;



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Firector

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for positions in

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"C0 !lection

1&cer/s

:ll positions

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0epresentatives

for positions in

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:ll positions in

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shall li#ewise receive a copy of the Certied Eists of

Candidates, second copy of the C1Cs and C1":s, and

one CF.



)he remaining three copies of the C1Cs and C1":s

shall be retained by the 0eceiving 1&ce.

Section &%- ithdrawal of !erticate of

!andidac- 2 :ny candidate may personally le, at any

time before !lection Fay and subject to %ection +8, 0ule

II hereof, a sworn %tatement of Cancellation/Withdrawal,

in ve original copies, with the 1&ce where the C1C

was led.

"o %tatement of Cancellation/Withdrawal led by a

person other than the candidate or if led by mail,

electronic mail, or facsimile shall be accepted.

)he 0egional !lection Firector, $rovincial !lection

%upervisor, or the !lection 1&cer concerned shall notify

the Eaw Fepartment, either through facsimile orelectronic mail 6comelec.lawgmail.com7 in $F9 format,

upon receipt of the sworn %tatement of

Cancellation/Withdrawal, stating the following;

a. name of the withdrawing candidate<

b. position aspired for<

c. nominating political party or coalition of political

parties, if any< and

d. name of the substitute, if any.

1n the same day, the 0eceiving 1&cer shall

immediately forward to the Eaw Fepartment, two

original copies of the sworn %tatement of

Cancellation/Withdrawal, retaining three copies thereof

for le. )he Eaw Fepartment shall, in turn, forward the

other copy to the !0%F.

)he ling of a %tatement of Cancellation/Withdrawal of a

C1C shall not aect whatever civil, criminal or

administrative liability a candidate may have incurred.

: sample form of the %tatement of

Cancellation/Withdrawal has been previously attached

as ,nne E.

Section &/- Su9stitution of !andidates in !ase of

#eathD #isualication or ithdrawal of

,nother- H :n o&cial candidate of a duly registered $$

or Coalition who dies, withdraws or is disqualied for

any cause after the last day for the ling of C1Cs may

be substituted by a candidate belonging to, and

nominated by, the same $$ or Coalition.

"o substitute shall be allowed for any independentcandidate.

)he substitute of a candidate who has withdrawn may

le a C1C for the 1&ce aected on or

before -ece'e( 10* 2015 so that the name of the

substitute will be reKected on the o&cial ballots.

"o substitution due to withdrawal shall be allowed

after -ece'e( 10* 2015.

)he substitute for a candidate who died or is disqualied

by nal judgment, may le a C1C up to mid2day of

!lection Fay< $rovided that, the substitute and the

substituted have the same surnames.

If the death or disqualication should occur between the

day before the election and mid2day of !lection Fay, the

substitute candidate may le a C1C with any Aoard of

!lection Inspectors, !lection 1&cers, $rovincial !lection



%upervisor or 0egional !lection Firector, as the case

may be, in the political subdivision where such person is

a candidate, or in the case of a candidate for $resident,

Jice2$resident or %enator, with the Eaw Fepartment<

$rovided that, the substitute and the substituted

candidate have the same surnames.

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Section &- ho Ma File. H : $$ duly registered with

the Commission may le a veried petition for

accreditation for determination of dominant majority

party, the dominant minority party, the ten major

national parties, and the two major local parties.

)he Cler# of the Commission shall receive the petition

and doc#et the same as %$$ 6F(7.

Section 5- hen to File. H )he petition shall be led

not later than %oe'e( 9* 2015. $etitioner shall

allege in its petition such facts that will entitle it to

accreditation.

Section 0- !riteria for #eterminin2 the #ominant

MaHorit PartD #ominant Minorit PartD "en

MaHor National Parties and "wo MaHor ocal

Parties- H )he dominant majority party, the dominant

minority party, the ten major national parties and the

two major local parties shall be determined on the basis

of the following criteria.

a. )he established record of the said parties,

coalition of groups that now composed them, ta#ing into

account among other things, their showing in past

elections<

b. )he number of incumbent elective o&cials

belonging to them on the last day of the ling of the

C1C<

c. )heir identiable political organi'ations and

strengths as evidenced by their organi'ed chapters<

d. )he ability ll a complete slate of candidates from

the municipal level to the position of the $resident< and

e. 1ther analogous circumstances that may

determine their relative organi'ations and strengths.

)he petitioner shall include in its petition, pertinent data

and statistics to support its arguments in accordance

with the above criteria.

Section 1- Filin2 Fee- H : fee of )en )housand and

1ne 5undred 6$+,+.7 $esos for ling and legal

research fee shall be paid at the Cash Fivision of this

Commission.

Session 7 of Election Law (Agra)

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