BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS
The board of election inspectors shall have the following powers,
functions, duties and responsibilities on Election Day:
a. Conduct the voting and counting of votes in their respective polling
places;
b. Act as deputies of the Commission on Elections in the supervision and
control of the election in their respective polling places;
c. Ensure the holding of a free, orderly and honest election in their
respective polling places;
d. Perform other functions prescribed by all applicable election laws or
by the rules and regulations promulgated by the COMELEC (Sec.
168, B.P. Blg. 881, as amended);
e. Have full authority to maintain order within their respective polling
places/premises;
f. Keep access to their respective polling places/premises open and
unobstructed;
g. Enforce obedience to its lawful orders by voters and other persons
inside their respective polling places/premises;
h. Issue a written order directing any peace officer to take any person
into custody for disobeying its lawful orders while inside their
respective polling places/premises (Sec. 172, B.P.
Blg. 881, as amended);
i. Members of the board of election inspectors shall not engage in any
partisan political activity or to take part in the election except to
discharge his/her duties as such and to vote (Sec.
173, B.P. Blg. 881, as amended); and
j. Issue a certificate of the number of the votes received by a candidate
upon request of the watchers after the announcement of the results of the
election and before leaving the polling place. All the members of the
board of election inspectors must sign the certificate (Sec.
215, B.P. Blg. 881, as amended).
For any
inquiries or comment, you may contact the WEBMASTER
Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2001 04:34:57 PM