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b.
c.
Receive from the Commission all accountable and non-accountable election
forms, supplied and paraphernalia to be used in postal voting, counting, and
canvassing;
Verity the quantity and serial numbers of all ballots, ballot envelop, and paper
seals;
Facilitate the sending and receiving of verified mailing packets to registered
postal voters;
SEC. 9.
Dispatch of Postal Voting Packets to Registered Postal Voters. The Commission shall send, not later than forty-five (45) days before the scheduled
national or local elections, the sealed mailing packet containing the following:
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b.
c.
d.
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The official ballot;
Certified List of Candidates;
Instruction to Voters;
Official Ballot Envelope; and
Paper Seals.
The Commission, in designing the mailing packets, the contents thereof, and
the procedure for postal voting, must take all measures to prevent vote tampering,
and ensure that ballots are tracked through mechanisms such as but not limited to
serial numbered stubs during their delivery to the voter, reception, storage, and
canvassing to ensure the integrity and sanctity of the ballots.
SEC. 10. Procedure for Postal Voting. - The following requirements for postal
voting shall be observed:
a. The qualified voter must show the unsigned official ballot and the official ballot
envelope to an authorized witness as defined in this Act;
b. The quaiified voter must then, in the presence of the authorized witness but so
that the witness cannot see the vote, accomplish personalty the ballot by writing
the names of the candidates and the name or acronym of the party-list group
participating in the party list system of choice;
c. The qualified voter must affix his or her signature in the ballot coupon which is
located on the lower portion of the official ballot;
d. The voter shall fold the official ballot, place it in the official ballot envelope and
the voter and authorized witness shail write their names and affix their
signatures on the flap of the envelope. Failure to write their names and affix
their signatures shall Invalidate the ballot;
e. Return the sealed ballot envelope to the Commission using the return to sender
slip included in the mailing packet in accordance with the terms agreed between
the Commission and the winning bidder private courier;