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Manual Ballot Appreciation Module - Removed
Manual Ballot Appreciation Module - Removed
RULE EXAMPLE
Candidates for Barangay Captain:
A. Where only the first name or surname of a
candidate is written, the vote for such 1. John Dela Rama
candidate is valid, if there is no other 2. Mary Claire Santos
candidate with the same first name or 3. Peter Parkero
surname for the same office. 4. Eleanor Moreno
A.
B.
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In case the candidate is a woman who uses Name written on the ballot: Dela Cruz
her maiden or married surname or both
C. and there is another candidate with the Vote counted for: Juan Dela Cruz
same surname, a ballot bearing only such Validity of Ballot: Valid
surname shall be counted in favor of the
candidate who is an incumbent. B.
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B.
B.
When two (2) or more words are written Candidates for Barangay Captain:
on different lines on the ballot all of which
are surnames of two (2) candidates or 1. Mary Claire Dela Cruz (Incumbent
more candidates bearing the same who served for more than 1 year)
surname for an office for which the law 2. Juan Dela Cruz (new candidate)
authorizes the election of more than one
and there are the same number Name written on the ballot:
Dela Cruz Dela Cruz
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C.
Candidates for Barangay Kagawad:
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1. Peter Parkero
When a name of a candidate appears in 2. Eleanor Moreno
a space of the ballot for an office for
which he is a candidate and in another Name written on the ballot for Barangay
space for which he is not a candidate, it Captain: Daniel Juan
shall be counted in his favor for the
H. office for which he is a candidate and Name written on the ballot for Barangay
Kagawad: Daniel Juan
the vote for the office for which he is
not a candidate shall be considered a For Barangay Captain position, the
stray, except when it is used as a means vote shall be counted for: Daniel Juan
to identify the voter, in which case, the
whole ballot shall be void. For Barangay Kagawad position, the
vote shall be counted for: None. Vote will
be considered as stray.
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1. Peter Parkero
Ballots which contain prefixes such as 2. Daniel Juan
L. “Sir”, “Mr.”, “Datu”, “Don”, “Ginoo”,
“Hon.”, “Gob”. Or suffixes like “Hijo”, Name written on the ballot: Mr. Daniel Juan
“Jr.”, “Segundo”, are valid.
Vote counted for: Daniel Juan
Validity of Ballot: Valid
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If on the ballot is correctly written the first Candidates for Barangay Captain:
name of a candidate but with a different
surname, or the surname of the candidate 1. Lisa Emilio
O. is correctly written but with a different 2. Linda Evangelista
first name, the vote shall not be counted in A.
favor of any candidate having such first
name and/or surname, but the ballot shall Name written on the ballot: Lisa Evangelista
be considered valid for other candidates.
Vote counted for: None
Validity of Ballot: Valid
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Unless it should clearly appear that they Candidates for Barangay Captain:
have been deliberately put by the voter to
serve as identification marks, commas, 1. Juan Dela Cruz
dots, lines, or hyphens between the first 2. Daniel Pablo
name and surname of a candidate, or in 3. Eleanor Moreno
other parts of the ballots, traces of the
V. letter “T”, “J”, and other similar ones, the
first letters or syllables of names which the Name written on the ballot for Barangay
voter does not continue, the use of two (2) Captain: Eleanor, Moreno…
or more kinds of writing and unintentional
or accidental flourishes, strokes, or Vote counted for: Eleanor Moreno
strains, shall not invalidate the ballot. Validity of Ballot: Valid
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The name of substitute shall be reflected in the Certified List of Official Candidates.
If the death should occur between the day before the election day and mid-day of election day,
the substitute may file the COC with any of the Electoral Boards in the political subdivision where
the deceased candidate sought to be voted.
In case the name of the substitute is not reflected in the Certified List of Candidates, the EO
Concerned shall manually strike out in the list the name of the deceased candidate and shall write
the name of the substitute in the space beside the struck-out name of the deceased candidate. The
EO shall inform the Electoral Boards concerned of the fact of substitution and shall also cause the
widest dissemination thereof.
RULE EXAMPLE
If the name of the substitute is included in Candidates for Barangay Captain:
A. the List of Official Candidates, votes cast in
favor of the substitute shall be counted in 1. John Dela Rama (substitute)
favor of said candidate. 2. Mary Claire Santos
3. Peter Parkero
4. Eleanor Moreno
A.
B.
If the name of the substitute is not Candidates for Barangay Captain:
included in the List of Official
Candidates, votes cast in favor of the 1. Mary Claire Santos (Deceased but
deceased candidate shall be counted in substituted by Linda Evangelista)
favor of the substitute. 2. Peter Parkero
3. Eleanor Moreno
A.
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