X. Casting and Counting of Votes

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I. BEIs/BETs
A. Composition
B. Qualifications
C. Disqualifications
D. Powers and Functions
E. Proceedings
F. Voting Privilege
II. CASTING OF VOTES
A. Time and Place of Voting
B. Who are Allowed To Vote
C. Challenge Against Illegal Voters/Based on Illegal Acts
D. Order of Voting
E. Express Lane
F. Manner of Obtaining Ballots
G. Authentication of Ballot
H. Manner of Voting (Manual)
1. Ballots of Illiterate/PWD
2. Procedure after Voting
I. Manner of Voting (Automated)
III. COUNTING OF VOTES
A. Public and Uninterrupted
B. Manner of Counting of Votes
1. Manual
2. Automated
IV. DISTINCTION/TERMINOLOGIES
BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS (BEIs) or
BOARD OF ELECTION TELLERS (BETs)
COMPOSITION:
Chairman
Poll Clerk
Third Member
 Appointed by the Election Officer

COMPOSITION
ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

TAKEN FROM A LIST SUBMITTED BY THE HIGHEST OFFICIAL OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITHIN THE
CITY/MUNICIPALITY/SCHOOL DISTRICT, PREFERENCE TO THOSE:
i. WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENT

ii. WHO SERVED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTIONS

COMPOSITION
Non - public school teachers maybe appointed

if there are not enough public school teachers
 Private school teachers, civil service employees, or
registered voters of known probity and competence
 CHAIRMAN (must be a public school teacher)
 ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE BEI SHALL BE AN IT CAPABLE
PERSON AS CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY (DOST).

QUALIFICATIONS
Of good moral character and irreproachable reputation

Registered voter of city/municipality
Able to speak and write English or local dialect
Never been convicted of any election offense or any
other crimes punishable by more than 6 months of
imprisonment
No pending case for election offense

DISQUALIFICATION
RELATIONSHIP
WITHIN THE FOURTH CIVIL DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY OR
AFFINITY
 BEI/BET MEMBERS TO CANDIDATES
 BEI/BET MEMBERS AMONG THEMSELVES
 SPOUSES OF BEI/BET MEMBERS TO CANDIDATES

DISQUALIFICATION
2nd Degree
Grand Parent(s)
3rd Degree
Parent(s)
Uncle(s)
Aunt(s)
1st Degree
1st Degree 2nd Degree
4th Degree First Cousin

Brother/Sister 2nd Degree
BEI/BET member
Get the nearest common ancestor
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
Conducts voting and counting
of votes in their respective
polling places.
Acts as deputies of COMELEC

in the supervision and control
of the election in the polling
place.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
Maintains order within the
polling place and its premises
Keeps access to the polling

place open and unobstructed
Enforces obedience to its

lawful orders

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS:
ENFORCING OBEDIENCE TO LAWFUL ORDERS
BEI/T may issue an order in
writing directing a peace
officer to take into custody a
person who:
1. disobeys lawful orders

2. disturbs the proceedings
of the board

PROCEEDINGS
The Board shall:

conduct its meeting in public
in a polling place designated
by COMELEC
decide by majority vote and
act thru the Chairman

VOTING PRIVILEGE
 Avail of Local Absentee Voting privilege when
not registered in the precinct where they are
assigned. The voter can only vote for National
and Local Elections up to Party-List
Representatives
 Vote in their precinct provided their absence
shall not be more than 20 minutes
ONLY ONE BEI MEMBER AT A TIME

TIME OF VOTING
 7:00 am until 3:00 pm (M)
7:00 pm (A)
Voting after 3:00 pm (7:00 pm) allowed:

if there are voters within thirty (30) meters in front of
the polling place who have not yet cast their votes,

DUTY OF POLL CLERK
(VOTING AFTER 3 or 7 PM)
Poll Clerk shall, without delay:
1. List the names of voters
consecutively numbered
2. Call the voters by announcing
each name 3 times in the order
in which they are listed
3. Disallow a listed voter to cast
vote if not around when called
4. Submit the list to the EO

PLACE OF VOTING
Polling place designated by

the COMELEC.

WHO ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE
Registered voters of the precinct whose

names appear in PCVL/EDCVL
BEI/BET members entitled to avail of

voting privilege
CHALLENGE AGAINST ILLEGAL VOTERS
Any voter or watcher may challenge any person
offering to vote for:
Not being REGISTERED.

Using the NAME OF ANOTHER.
Suffering from an EXISTING DISQUALIFICATION.
In such case, BEI shall require challenged voter to

present proof of:
Registration
Identity
Qualification

CHALLENGE AGAINST ILLEGAL VOTERS
BEI/BET SHALL IDENTIFY the voter, in the VRR or EDCVL,

through his/her:
photograph or
fingerprint or
specimen signatures
In the absence of the above-mentioned proof of

identity:
any BEI member may identify under oath a voter,
and such act shall be reflected in the Minutes.

CHALLENGE BASED ON CERTAIN ILLEGAL
ACTS
To be able to vote,
challenged voter shall TAKE
AN OATH before the BEI
that he has not committed
any of the acts alleged in
the challenge.
If voter REFUSES to take

an oath, the challenge
shall be sustained and the
voter shall not be allowed
to vote.
ORDER OF VOTING
Voter shall:
cast their votes in the order
of their arrival.
not crowd around the table

of the BEI/BET and shall
depart immediately after
voting.

EXPRESS LANE FOR PWDs, SENIOR CITIZENS AND
ESCORTED DETAINEE VOTERS
To be assigned or given express lane

Made or allowed to vote as soon as they arrive in
the polling place
there should be sign inside the polling place
indicating the location of the express lane for
PWD, senior citizens, and escorted detainees

MANNER OF OBTAINING BALLOTS
Voter shall:
look for his/her name in the PCVL posted near the
door of the polling place, and determine his/her
precinct number and sequence number
approaches the Third Member and state his/her

name, precinct number and sequence number

Third Member shall:
verify if the name of the voter is in the
PCVL; voter shall not be allowed to vote, if
his/her name is not in the PCVL.
check fingernails for indelible ink stain
establish the identity of voter through
authentic identification documents
direct the voter to the Chairman to get the
ballot
The Chairman shall:
announce in a loud voice the name of voter,
precinct number, Serial Number of the ballot to
be issued to the voter
authenticate the ballot by affixing his/her
signature at the back portion
fold the ballot in such a manner that its face,
except the portion where the SN appears, is
covered
give the ballot to the voter
AUTHENTICATION OF BALLOT
Chairman must authenticate the ballot
by affixing his/her signature at the
back portion before giving the ballot to
the voter.
 Failure to authenticate a ballot is an election
offense punishable with 1 to 6 years
imprisonment, perpetual disqualification to
hold public office and to exercise right to vote.
In no case, shall the Chairman pre-sign

at the back of the ballot prior to its
actual issuance to the voter.
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MANNER OF VOTING (MANUAL)
Voter shall fill up his/her ballot by

writing in the corresponding spaces
the names of the individual
candidates he/she is voting for, using
the ballot secrecy folder.

BALLOTS FOR ILLITERATE AND PERSONS
WITH DISABILITY (PWD)
illiterate voters or persons with disability shall be
allowed to vote only if such fact of their being illiterate
or PWD is indicated in the EDCVL/PCVL
may be assisted by the following:
relative within 4th degree of
consanguinity or affinity
person of confidence belonging
to the same household
any Member of the Board
A person who is physically impaired may also be
assisted in feeding his ballot into the PCOS by the
Third Member/Support Staff.
PROCEDURE AFTER VOTING
After filling the ballot, the voter
shall fold it in the same manner as
he received it and proceed to the
poll clerk
Poll Clerk shall verify the ballot SN
against the SN entered in the
EDCVL to determine whether it is
same given to the voter (If not the
same, ballot is considered
spoiled.)
Voter shall:
 affix signature in the EDCVL or thumb mark
in case he/she is illiterate or a PWD
 affix thumb mark in the corresponding
space in the ballot coupon, and return the
folded ballot to the Poll Clerk

Poll Clerk shall apply indelible ink on the voter’s right

forefinger nail or at the base of any other fingernail if
there no right forefinger
If voter refuses to have his fingernail stained with

indelible ink, he shall be informed that such refusal
shall render his ballot spoiled.

Poll Clerk shall detach the ballot coupon in the
presence of the voter and deposit the folded ballot
in the compartment of the ballot box for valid
ballots and detached coupon in the compartment
for spoiled ballots
Voter shall leave the polling place

MANNER OF VOTING (AUTOMATED)
The Chairman, after authenticating the ballot,
shall:
Place such ballot inside the ballot secrecy folder.

Give the ballot secrecy folder and the marking pen
to the voter with the instruction that the ballot
shall be kept clean and free from unnecessary markings.
Instruct the voter on HOW TO FILL-UP THE
BALLOT PROPERLY
Direct the voter to fill-up the ballot in the designated
voting area.

MANNER OF VOTING (AUTOMATED)
VOTING shall be conducted in the following
manner:
1. The voter shall FILL HIS BALLOT BY FULLY

SHADING THE OVALS beside the names of the
candidates and the party, organization or
coalition participating in the party-list system
representation of his choice.
2.The voter shall then 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.
MANNER OF VOTING
Voting Process Flow Diagram

MANNER OF VOTING
Insert ballot in the PCOS

machine

MANNER OF VOTING

COUNTING – PUBLIC AND INTERRUPTED
After voting, the BET shall:
1. Publicly count the votes and ascertain
the results
2. Arrange the set-up of polling place
3. Place the ballot box, election documents
and paraphernalia within public view
4. Not adjourn or postpone or delay the
count unless ordered by COMELEC

MANNER OF COUNTING VOTES
Unfold the ballots and form piles of 100

ballots per pile.
Chairman takes out the ballots of the first
pile one by one and read the names of the
candidates voted for.

MANNER OF COUNTING VOTES
Poll Clerk and Third Member shall
record on the ER and the tally
board, respectively, as the names
of the candidates voted for is
read.

APPRECIATION OF BALLOTS
CARDINAL RULE IN
BALLOT APPRECIATION
In the reading and appreciation of
ballots, every ballot shall be
presumed to be valid unless there is
a clear and good reason to justify its
rejection.

APPRECIATION OF BALLOTS
Any question on ballot appreciation shall be
decided by a majority of BET members.
Watchers, candidates or other persons are
not allowed to participate in ballot
appreciation, except:
 to file protest which must be recorded
in the Minutes

PREPARATION OF DISTRIBUTION OF
ELECTION RETURNS
Barangay ERs must be accomplished in 4
copies
ERs must be duly sealed and placed in an
envelope provided for the purpose.
ERs shall be signed and thumbmarked by
the BET and watchers
Sealed with paper seal and placed in the
envelope provided for the purpose

ACCOMPLISHING ERs
Entries in the ERs must be clearly written
and impressed in all other copies.
Total number of votes for each candidate
must be closed with signatures and clear
imprints of the right thumbprints, of all
the BET members , affixed in full view of
the public immediately after the last vote
is recorded.
BET shall accomplish the certification
portion of the ERs.
Chairman shall publicly announce the
votes obtained by each candidate.
ALTERATIONS AND CORRECTIONS IN ERs
Before announcement of
results, correction or
alteration in ERs maybe
made, but must be duly
initialed by all BET members.
After announcement of
results, no correction or
alteration or amendment in
any copy of ERs is allowed,
unless ordered by COMELEC.
CLOSING OF POLLS, COUNTING OF BALLOTS (AUTOMATED)
The Chairman shall place the iButton

Security key on top of the iButton
Security key receptacle.

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CLOSING OF POLLS, COUNTING OF BALLOTS
(AUTOMATED)
After voting has been closed,
Eight (8) copies of Election
Returns will be printed.
The CHAIRMAN shall:
1. ANNOUNCE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
VOTES received by each candidate;
and
2. STATE THEIR CORRESPONDING OFFICES.
The POLL CLERK shall

ANNOUNCE THE POSTING OF A COPY
of the 2nd copy of the ER for national
and local positions within the polling
place.


PRINTING OF ER’S (AUTOMATED)
PCOS will print 8 copies of

Election Returns for the
National positions

PRINTING OF ER’S (AUTOMATED)
PCOS will print 8 copies of

Election Returns for the Local
positions

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS
1. MBOC/CBOC CCS
2. CENTRAL SERVER
ER
3. TRANSPARENCY SERVER



After successful transmission to

C/MBOC, Central and Transparency
Servers, PCOS will display this
message.


PRINTING OF ER’S
22 Copies
READY TO PRINT 22
COPIES OF ELECTION
RETURNS.
PLEASE REPLACE
THERMAL PRINTER
PAPER ROLL.
PRESS OK WHEN
READY
Replace thermal paper roll
And press OK button.

PRINTING OF ER’S
22 Copies
PRINTING 22 COPIES WOULD YOU LIKE

OF NATIONAL TO PRINT MORE
RETURNS COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more

copies will appear.
Detach the report
and press NO.

PRINTING OF STAT REPORT
22 Copies
PRINTING WOULD YOU LIKE

STATISTICAL TO PRINT MORE
REPORT COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more

copies will appear.
Detach the report
and press NO.

PRINTING OF AUDIT LOG REPORT
22 Copies
PRINTING WOULD YOU LIKE

AUDIT LOG TO PRINT MORE
REPORT COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more

copies will appear.
Detach the report
and press NO.

BACKING UP OF FILES
PCOS shall automatically create Backup files.

SHUTTING DOWN

DISTINCTION
NATIONAL & LOCAL ELECTIONS V. BARANGAY ELECTIONS
NLE BARANGAY
1. ELECTION DATE 2ND MONDAY OF MAY LAST MONDAY OF
OCTOBER
2. SUPERVISES VOTING BEI BET
3. VOTING HOURS 7AM-7PM 7AM-3PM
4. BALLOT SIZE 2 PCS. LONG BOND I/4 SIZE BOND PAPER

PAPER
5. CASTING OF VOTES MANUAL (SHADING) MANUAL (WRITING)
6. COUNTING OF AUTOMATED MANUAL

VOTES
7. CANVASSERS MBOC/CBOC/PBOC/ BBOC

REFERENCES
1. BP 881 (OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE)
2. AGPALO: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, LAW ON PUBLIC OFFICERS AND

ELECTION LAW
3. RA 7166, RA 8045, RA 9007: SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND

LOCAL ELECTIONS LAWS
4. RA 9164, RA 9340, RA 10632: SYNCHRONIZED BARANGAY

AND SK ELECTIONS LAWS
5. RA 8346, RA 9369, RA 9525: AUTOMATED ELECTIONS LAWS
6. RA 10366: ACCESSIBLE POLLING PLACES FOR PWD AND

SENIOR CITIZENS
REFERENCES
7. COMELEC RESO NO. 9640 (GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE

BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS ON THE TESTING AND SEALING; VOTING,
COUNTING, AND TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 13,
2013 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS)
8. COMELEC RESO NO. 9751 (GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE

BOARD OF ELECTION TELLERS, SPECIAL BOARD OF ELECTION TELLERS
AND BARANGAY BOARD OF CANVASSERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONDUCT OF THE OCTOBER 38, 2013 SYNCHRONIZED BARANGAY AND
SK ELECTIONS)

“LET US NEVER FORGET THAT
GOVERNMENT IS OURSELVES AND NOT AN
ALIEN POWER OVER US. THE ULTIMATE
RULERS OF OUR DEMOCRACY ARE NOT A
PRESIDENT AND SENATORS AND
CONGRESSMEN AND GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS BUT THE VOTERS OF THIS
COUNTRY.”
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT


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 Appointed by the Election Officer

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ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

i. WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENT

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Non - public school teachers maybe appointed

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Of good moral character and irreproachable reputation

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4th Degree First Cousin

Acts as deputies of COMELEC

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Keeps access to the polling

Enforces obedience to its

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1. disobeys lawful orders

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The Board shall:

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ONLY ONE BEI MEMBER AT A TIME

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Voting after 3:00 pm (7:00 pm) allowed:

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Polling place designated by

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Registered voters of the precinct whose

BEI/BET members entitled to avail of

Not being REGISTERED.

In such case, BEI shall require challenged voter to

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BEI/BET SHALL IDENTIFY the voter, in the VRR or EDCVL,

In the absence of the above-mentioned proof of

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If voter REFUSES to take

not crowd around the table

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To be assigned or given express lane

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approaches the Third Member and state his/her

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In no case, shall the Chairman pre-sign

Voter shall fill up his/her ballot by

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Poll Clerk shall apply indelible ink on the voter’s right

If voter refuses to have his fingernail stained with

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Place such ballot inside the ballot secrecy folder.

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1. The voter shall FILL HIS BALLOT BY FULLY

2.The voter shall then APPROACH THE PCOS,

Voting Process Flow Diagram

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Insert ballot in the PCOS

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Unfold the ballots and form piles of 100