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Watcher's Guide
Watcher's Guide
Watcher's Guide
QUALIFICATIONS: Disqualifications:
• Registered voter • Related within the 4th civil
• Of good moral character degree to the member of the
same Electoral Board
• Of known integrity and
competence • Related within the 4th civil
degree to any candidate or
• Not been guilty of election candidate’s spouse.
offense or crime punishable by
more than 6 months
• Able to speak and write Filipino
or English
FUNCTIONS of BI:
1. Conduct the final testing and sealing of VCMs
2. Verify the appointment of watchers (Sec.46)
3. Verify the identity of voter
4. Administer the electronic counting of votes
5. Print election returns
6. Transmit electronic results
7. Maintain order within the polling place
8. Not to make premature announcement during the voting period
WATCHERS
Things to remember as Watchers
• Official watcher of the party – appointment paper
• Time bound
• Note that the watcher is Qualified
• Watchers kit
• Cellphone
• Disqualifications
• When to vote
• Bring EDCVL
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Registered voter of the polling place.
• Good moral character.
• Not been convicted by final judgment of any crime, involving election
offense.
• Knows how to read and write.
• Not related to the Electoral Board.
DUTIES OF WATCHERS:
• Always bring the official appointment as watcher.
• Sign the Minutes
• Take down notes as observed inside the polling place
• Keenly observe the entire election period.
• Challenge the votes, voters and illegal voters
• Take picture, image or photo of the proceedings
• File a protest
• Sign and obtain a copy of the certificate of canvass, election returns
DUTIES OF WATCHERS:
• Witness and inform of the proceedings of the EB
• Position themselves behind the chairperson while publicly
announcing the election returns.
• After 6PM, list down the voters within 30 meter from the polling
place. (to be called 3 times in a chronological order)
• Sec 61 & 62
• May assist voters in looking at their polling precincts
PROHIBITIONS TO WATCHERS:
• Bringing of cellphone inside is prohibited.
• Not allowed to speak to anyone that would disturb the proceedings.
• Do not leave the poling place
• Cannot assist PWDs and illiterates
• Take pictures of the actual voting of any person
• 2 watchers per polling place to serve alternately (Sec. 44)
TESTING & SEALING OF VCMS
PRELIMINARIES TO VOTING
• VCM Box to be opened on May 13 at 5:00 A.M. in the presence of
watchers.
• VCM box and ballots are inside the polling place.
• Set-up the polling place and post a copy of PCVL
• Watchers shall be at the back of the Chairman to observe the opening
of the VCMs
Check the following:
VCM box is sealed
Ballot box is empty with 4 seals, including the SD cards
Package of official ballots is duly sealed. The breaking of the package
shall be done in your presence
Operate and open the VCM.
VOTING PROPER
• Registered voters are allowed to vote, unless their names are
manually crossed out from the list due to:
transfer of residence
Death
Voter’s record was deleted
Local absentee voter