POLL WATCHERS REPORT

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE POLLWATCHER:

1. Immediately submit this report to your __________________.
2. Attach the following:
a. Sixth (6th) copy of the Election Return (ER)
b. Copy of the Protest/Challenge Form (if protest(s) was/were made during the voting)
3. Ensure that all important observations and/or suspected anomalies are properly recorded in
the Minutes of Voting and immediately secure a Certified Copy thereof.
Names of Watchers

Time Voting Started

Polling Center

Time Voting Ended

Precinct Assigned

Time of Printing of ERs

Time of Transmission of
Results
Number of Official Ballots
Used
Number of Unused
Ballots

Precinct Address
City

Municipality
Registered Voters in
the Precinct
Total Number of
Voters who actually
voted
Number of Voters
Challenged during
Voting

Number of Valid Ballots

Number of Diverted
Ballots
Number of Voters given
Replacement Ballots

A. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS (BEI)

Chairman
Poll Clerk
Third Member
Support Staff

B. NAMES OF WATCHERS OF OTHER PARTIES/CANDIDATES

C. ELECTION PARAPHERNALIA
Items
VCM
Ballot Box
Ballots
Election Day Computerized Voters List (EDCVL)Available?
Precinct Computerized Voters List (PCVL) posted
outside the polling place?
Secrecy Folder
Marking Pens (How many?)
Cleaning Sheets
I-buttons
SD Card (A)
Envelope for the SD Card (A)
Two (2) Envelopes for the Torn Unused Ballots

Yes

No

Remarks (Serial Number etc)

From : ____________________
To
: ____________________

D. CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION

1. Did the polls open on time?
Ang botohan ba ay nagsimula sa tamang oras?

____ Yes

____ No

If not, what was/were the cause/s? (Initialization problem? Lack of materials? Etc.)
Kung hindi, ano ang dahilan? Kakulangan sa mga gamit? Hindi agad gumana ang VCM?
Pakitukoy.
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2. Was the voting orderly?
Naging maayos ba botohan?

____ Yes

____ No

If not, what was/were the cause/s? Kung hindi, ano ang dahilan? Pakitukoy.
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3. Is there congestion or overcrowding at the voting centers?
Masyado bang maraming tao sa loob sa presinto?

____ Yes

____ No

If so, what is the reason? Kung oo, bakit?

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4. Are there unauthorized persons at the polling centers?
____ Yes
____ No
(Candidates, police and military personnel and barangay officials are not allowed except when
they are the ones to vote.)
Meron bang mga pumasok sa loob ng presinto na hindi naman awtorisado? Ang mga kandidato,
pulis, sundalo at mga opisyal ng barangay ay bawal sa loob ng presinto maliban na lamang kung
sila ang boboto.
If yes, please identify. Kung meron, sino sila?
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5. Are there unusual occurrences at the voting centers such as intimidation of voters, vote buying,
bribery etc? Please provide detail.
____ Yes
____ No
Mayroon bang mga kahina-hinalang pangyayari tulad ng pananakot, pagbili ng boto, panunuhol
at iba pa? Pakidetalye.
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CLOSING OF POLLS
1. Were the voters on queue at closing time allowed to vote?
____ Yes
____ No
Nang magsasara na ang botohan at may mga nakapila pa sa labas ng presinto, sila ba ay
pinahintulutan pang bumoto?
2. Did the BEI print copies (8 copies) of the Election Return (ER) before transmission?
Bago ba nagpadala ng resulta ng botohan sa loob ng presinto ay nai-print muna ang 8 kopya ng
ER?
____ Yes
____ No
3. Did the VCM successfully transmit the result?
Naipadala ba ang resulta ng botohan?
3. Did the BEI post a copy of the ER outside the precinct room?
Nagpaskil ba ng isang kopya ng ER sa labas ng presinto?

____ Yes

____ No

____ Yes

____ No

4. Were the remaining copies (22) of the ER printed after transmission? ____ Yes
____ No
Matapos makapag-transmit ng resulta ng botohan, nai-print ba ang natitirang 22 kopya ng ER?
DISPOSITION OF ELECTION RETURNS FOR NATIONAL CANDIDATES
(PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT/SENATORS/PARTY LIST):
ENVELOP
E NO.

PAPER SEAL
NO.

1st copy - City or Municipal BOC

2nd copy - Congress, directed to the President of the Senate
3rd copy - COMELEC
4th copy Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
5th copy Dominant Majority Party (LP)
6th copy Dominant Minority Party
7th copy Ballot Box
8th copy Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC)
9th copy 10 accredited major national parties excluding the
dominant majority and dominant minority parties
10th copy 2 accredited major local parties
11th copy 4 national broadcast or print media entities
12th copy 2 local broadcast or print media entities
13th copy 4 major citizens arms
14th copy For Posting on a Wall within the Premises of the Polling
Place or Counting Center
DISPOSITION OF ELECTION RETURNS FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES (INCLUDING THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES):
ENVELOPE
NO.

PAPER
SEAL NO.

1st copy - City or Municipal BOC

2nd copy - COMELEC
3rd copy - Provincial Board of Canvassers
4th copy PPCRV
5th copy Dominant Majority Party
6th copy Dominant Minority Party
7th copy For Posting on a Wall within the Premises of the Polling
Place or Counting Center
8th copy Ballot Box
9th copy 10 accredited major national parties excluding the
dominant majority and dominant minority parties
10th copy 2 accredited major local parties
11th copy 5 national broadcast or print media entities
12th copy 2 local broadcast or print media entities
13th copy 3 major citizens arms including the PPCRV and other
non-partisan groups or organization enlisted by the COMELEC
pursuant to Sec 52(k) of BP 881
PROTEST / CHALLENGES / OBJECTIONS MADE:
See attached Protest/Challenge Forms
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IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS:
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(Signature over PRINTED NAME of the Pollwatcher)