1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 f. Only the ballots received by the Commission fifteen (15) working days prior to the scheduled election day shall be counted. All envelopes containing the ballots received by the Commission after the prescribed period shall not be opened and shall be cancelled and disposed of appropriateiy, with a corresponding report which shall be publicized not later than thirty (30) days from the day of elections. SEC. 11. Ballot Receipt - The Commission shall provide the necessary safeguards and confirmation procedures including the provision of ballot receipts to senior citizens, pregnant women, person with disabiiities and indigenous peoples who voted via mail. If a qualified voter via mail fails to receive a ballot receipt prior to the scheduled election day, the voter shali be allowed to vote in person during the day of election. SEC. 12. Authority of the Commission to Promulgate Rules. - The Commission shaii issue the necessary rules and regulations to effectively implement the provisions of this Act within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act. SEC. 13. Authority of the Commission to Allow Postal Voting. - The Commission shall have the authority to determine whether postal voting shali be allowed for any national or local elections. The determination shall be made within a period sufficient enough to prepare the necessary postai voting paraphernaiia and the bidding of the private courier. 24 25 26 27 28 SEC. 14. Reportoria! Requirements. - The Commission shali within one hundred (100) days after the conduct of the first postal voting report to the Congress its evaluation of the effectivity and ways to improve the conduct of the same. 29 30 31 32 33 SEC. 15. Applicability of Other Election Laws. - The pertinent provisions of the Omnibus Election Code, as amended, and other election laws, which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and shall have suppletory application to this Act. 34 35 36 37 38 SEC. 16. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the Generai Appropriations Act of the year of its enactment into law. Thereafter, the expenses for its continued implementation shall be included in the subsequent General Appropriations Act. 39 SEC. 17. Information Materials. - The Commission shall ensure that information materials relating to the postai electoral process are distributed and that the same be appropriate and accessible to senior citizens. 40 41 42