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The Board of Election Inspectors shall: (a) Prepare the election returns simultaneously with the counting of the votes in the polling place as prescribed in Sec. 210 of B.P. Blg. 881, as amended, which shall be prepared in sextuplicate; (b) Record the votes in the manner prescribed in Sec. 210 of B.P. Blg. 881, as amended; (c) Enter such votes in words and figures for each candidate and shall close the election returns with the signature and the clear imprint of the thumbmark of the right hand of all the members, to be affixed in full view of the public, immediately after the last vote recorded or immediately after the name of the candidate who did not receive any vote; (d) Show the date of the election, the polling place, the barangay and the city or municipality in which it was held, the total number of ballots found in the compartment for valid ballots, the total number of valid ballots withdrawn from the compartment for spoiled ballots because they were erroneously placed therein, the total number of excess ballots, the total number of marked or void ballots, and the total number of votes obtained by each candidate, writing out the said number in words and figures and, at the end thereof, shall certify that the contents are correct; (e) Accomplish the election returns in a single sheet of paper, but if this is not possible, additional sheets may be used which shall be prepared in the same manner as the first sheet and likewise certified by it; and (f) In the presence of the watchers and the public, immediately seal each copy of the election returns and place them in the proper envelope upon its accomplishment. "The Commission shall take steps so that the entries on the first copy of the election returns are clearly reproduced on the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth copies thereof, and for this purpose the Commission shall use a special kind of paper. "Any election return with a separately printed serial number or which bears a different serial number from that assigned to the particular polling place concerned shall not be canvassed. This is to be determined by the board of canvassers prior to its canvassing on the basis of the certification of the provincial, city or municipal treasurer as to the serial number of the election return assigned to the said voting precinct, unless the Commission shall order in writing for its canvassing, stating the reason for the variance in serial numbers. "If the signatures and/or thumbmarks of the members of the board of election inspectors or some of them as required in this provision are missing in the election returns, the board of canvassers may summon the members of the board of election inspectors concerned to complete the returns" (Sec. 212, B.P. Blg. 881, as amended). "It shall be unlawful for any person to
delay, obstruct, impede or prevent through force, violence, coercion,
intimidation or by any means which vitiates consent, the transmittal of
the election returns or to take away, abscond with, destroy, deface or
mutilate or substitute the election returns or the envelope or the ballot
box containing the election returns or to violate the right of the
watchers" (Sec. 229, B.P. Blg. 881, as amended).
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CCHOPE ELECTION
2001 
