By

Atty. Ferdinand G.S. Gujilde

Election Officer IV

Who conducts
consolidation, canvassing
& transmission?
Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC)
City Board of Canvassers (CBOC)
Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC)
Must not be related within 4th civil

degree of consanguinity or affinity to

Each other
Any candidate whose votes will be
canvassed by the Board

Who compose them?

Municipal Board of Canvassers
Chairman Election Officer or a

representative of the Commission

Vice-Chairman Municipal Treasurer
Member District School Supervisor
Or, in his absence, most senior
principal of the school district

Who compose them?

City Board of Canvassers
Chairman Election Officer or a

lawyer of the Commission

Vice-Chairman City Prosecutor
Member Schools Division
Superintendent
In Cebu City, PES designates
EO who acts as CBOC Chairman

Who compose them?

Provincial Board of Canvassers
Chairman Provincial Election

Supervisor or a lawyer of the

Commission
Vice-Chairman Provincial
Prosecutor
Member-Secretary District
School Superintendent

When is there vacancy?

Reasons for vacancy
Non-availability
Absence
Disqualification due to

relationship
Incapacity for any cause
Feigning illness is an election
offense

Who substitutes?
Chairman of CBOC or PBOC
By ranking lawyer of the
Commission
Chairman of MBOC
by ranking lawyer of the

Commission or election
officer

Who substitutes?
Other members of PBOC, by Provincial Auditor
Registrar of Deeds of the
Province
Clerk of Court of RTC
Nominated

by the RTC Exec. Judge

Other available appointive

provincial officials

Who substitutes?
Other members of CBOC, by City Auditor
City Registrar of Deeds
Clerk of Court of MTCC
Nominated

Judge

by the MTCC Exec.

Other available appointive

city officials

Who substitutes?
Other members of MBOC, by Municipal Administrator
Municipal Assessor
Clerk of Court of MTC
Nominated

Judge

by the MTC Exec.

Other available appointive

municipal officials

Who appoints
substitutes?
PBOC
Regional Election

Director
CBOC/MBOC Provincial Election
Supervisor

Who assists them?

Consolidation &

Canvassing System
(CCS) Operator
Board Secretary
Reception & Custody
Group (RCG)

CCS Operator?
IT-capable person
Deputized by the Commission

from govt. agencies &

instrumentalities including GOCCs
Authorized to operate the CCS
Not related within 4th civil degree
of consanguinity or affinity to
BOC
any candidate

Board Secretary?
District Supervisor
City or Provincial Superintendent
Or any DepEd Representative
Prepares Minutes Proceedings
incidents or matters relevant to

the canvass

Reception & Custody

Group?
MBOC/CBOC - 1 RCG for every 500 clustered precincts
Reception & custody of

Main memory card

Hard copy of election returns
PBOC 1 RCG regardless of number of clustered precincts
Reception & safekeeping of hard copies of
Certificates of Canvass & Proclamation (COCs)
Statements of Votes (SOV)
Composed of 2 members who are government appointive
officials or employees who must not be
Casual employees
Punong Barangay
Not related to each other, to any BOC member or to
any candidate within the 4th civil degree of
consanguinity or affinity

Notice of meeting of the

BOC?
When

not later than May 8

What written notice of the
date, time & place of canvassing
To whom given
BOC members
Each candidate
Political parties
Party-List Groups

Notice of meeting of the

BOC?
Proof

of notice
forms part of
records
Failure to give
notice election
offense

When & where does BOC

convene?
6pm on election day
Initialize CCS
Receive & canvass
transmitted ERs
At the session hall
unless prior authority is
secured to transfer venue

What happens when a member is

absent?
Members

present verify if notice

has been sent
If none was sent, immediately
serve notice
If absent member cannot be
located or his whereabouts are
unknown, he shall be substituted
If he appears, substitute gives
way

What is the quorum required?

Majority

or 2 out of 3
To transact official business
To render decision
Thus, from election day until
proclamation, no member shall
Be transferred, assigned or
detailed outside of official station
Or leave official station
Without prior authority from the
Commission

What are their powers & functions?

Full

authority to keep order

Enforce obedience to its lawful orders
If any person disobeys or interrupts
The Board may order in writing any
peace officer to take such person in
custody until adjournment
If there is no peace officer, any other
competent and able person may be
deputized to enforce such order

What are their powers & functions?

Canvass/consolidate

electronically

transmitted results
Generate, print COC, COCP & SOV
Electronically transmit the results
Proclaim the winning candidates
Perform such other functions as
may be directed by the
Commission

Who are allowed inside

canvassing?

Candidates
Political

parties
Party-List Groups
Counsels
Watchers

Counsels?
Only

one counsel argues for

each candidate or party
Candidates to a party - 1
Have right to observe
proceedings
Without touching the CCS
Dilatory tactics are not
allowed

Who are entitled to

watchers?
Candidates
Political

Parties
Party-List Groups
Dominant majority party
Dominant minority party
6 principal watchers from 6 accredited
major political parties
Citizens arm
Civic, religious, professional, business,
service, youth and other similar
organizations, with prior authority

Who may be appointed

watchers?
The

guidelines are silent

But it says he must know how
to read and write Filipino,
English or any of the prevailing
local dialects
Except barangay officials and
tanods
Not allowed to participate in
the deliberations

What are the rights of

watchers?
Be

present, and take note, of all BOC

proceedings
Stay behind BOC Chairman near
enough to be able to observe canvass
Without touching the CCS
File a protest against any irregularity
noted in canvass of Election Returns
and COCs
Obtain from the Board a resolution in
writing

Who are not allowed inside canvassing?

Any

officer or member of the AFP, PNP

Any peace officer or any armed or unarmed
persons belonging to
Extra legal police agency
Special, reaction, strike or civilian armed
forces
Any member of
Security or police organizations of government
agencies, commissions, councils, bureaus,
offices, instrumentalities, GOCCs
Privately owned security, investigative,
protective or intelligence agency
Barangay tanod, or self defense units

Who are not allowed inside canvassing?

Except

when peace officers

are directed in writing
To stay outside of the
canvassing area, in proper
uniform
To maintain peace and order
Protect the BOC
Protect election documents

What are the issues that may be

raised?
No

more pre-proclamation cases

Any question pertaining to or
affecting proceedings of the BOC
raised by any candidate or party
before BOC or the Commission or
any other matter raised, in
relation to the preparation,
transmission, receipt, custody
and appreciation of the election
returns under -

What are the issues that may be

raised?
Sec.

233 when election returns

are delayed, lost or destroyed
Sec. 234 material defects in
the election returns
Sec. 235 when election returns
appear to be tampered with or
falsified
Sec. 236 discrepancies in
election returns

What then are issues left to be raised?

Illegal

composition of the

BOC
Illegal proceedings of the
BOC
Precipitate canvassing
Terrorism
Failure to notify
Improper venue

How to raise them?

File

verified petition
Before the BOC, or
Directly with the Commission
If filed before BOC and decision is
adverse
Appeal to the Commission within 3
days from issuance
If filed directly with the Commission
It must be filed immediately when the
BOC begins to act illegally or at the time
of appointment of a member objected to

procedures?
Preliminaries

to canvassing
Show that CCS box is sealed
Remove plastic seal
Check if laptop, printer and
peripherals are complete
Initialization
Printing of initialization
Canvassing proper
Welcome page appears

procedures?
Buttons
Red

no transmission yet
Yellow partial transmission
Gray transmission on hold
Green transmission complete
PCOS to CCS
Election Returns
CCS to CCS
Certificate of Canvass

procedures?
Main

memory card turned over to RCG

Transmitted
Not transmitted
If not transmitted
RCG turns it over to BOC
Importation of un-transmitted results
If transmission is complete
Generation and printing of reports
Generation and printing of COC

Lowering of threshold
If

not all clustered precincts have

transmitted
BOC verifies from BEI reason
If it is clear that there is no way to
transmit
Results no longer affect results of a
particular position
BOC may generate and print COC by
position
Chairman calls National Support Center
Secures authority to lower threshold

procedures?
Transmission

of results
Generation & printing of consolidated
SOV
Generation of certificate of canvass and
proclamation
Proclamation
Printing of audit log
Back-up
Shutting down of CCS
Post-printing activities
Distribution of COCs, COCPs, SOVs

What are election offenses during

canvassing?
Any

person who Removes, defaces COC posted on wall

Simulates actual COC or SOV, or its print
or digital copy
Simulates certification of COC or SOV
BOC Chairman or Member who
Removes COC or its SOV from the wall
Signs COC or its supporting SOV outside of
the canvassing venue
Signs, authenticates a print bearing image
different from the COC or SOV produced
after counting and posted on the wall

What is electoral sabotage?

It

is a special election offense committed by

Any person
BEI
BOC who
Tampers
Increases
Decreases votes received by a candidate
Refuses, after proper verification and hearing
To credit correct vote or deduct tampered
vote
Committed on a large scale or in substantial
numbers

What are instances of electoral

sabotage?
If

it involves election of national position

Adversely affect results of national position
Losing candidates are made to appear
winners
Regardless of elective position
Accomplished in a single election document
Exceeding 5,000 votes
Adversely affect true results of elections
Any and all other forms of tampering,
increase, decrease, refusal
Exceeding 10,000 votes
Adversely affect true results of elections

What are remedies after proclamation ?

File

election protest
Within 10 days from proclamation
By candidate who has duly filed
COC and has been voted for the
same position
Congressman, provincial & city
elective officials Commission
Municipal elective officials RTC
Barangay elective officials MTC

What are remedies after proclamation ?

Petition

for quo warranto

By any voter
On grounds of ineligibility or
disloyalty to country
Within 10 days from proclamation
Congressman & provincial elective
officials Commission on Elections
Municipal elective officials RTC
Barangay elective officials - MTC

Thank You!