Section 11
SEC. 11. (a) Elections shall be by secret ballot. Only duly qualified electors shall be allowed in the room where an election is being held. A portion of the room shall be cut off by a railing and gate. Within the space thus inclosed the board of judges shall sit, and tables, together with blank ballots and writing materials, shall be placed for the convenience of voters. The tables shall be separated from each other by screens. (b) Blank ballots, with the names, of the several offices to be filled printed thereon and with suitable spaces for the insertion of the names of the persons voted for, shall be provided in sufficient numbers by the provincial governor before every general or special election. The municipality shall pay for the ballots, which shall be furnished at cost price. Ballots on other than the above-described official forms will be illegal, unless the provincial governor shall fail to provide the blanks, or to provide them in sufficient number. In the latter event, the board of judges will determine and provide the form to be employed. (c) Each elector shall fill out his ballot at one of the tables provided for the purpose, by writing in the.names of the persons for whom he desires to vote. He shall then fold his ballot and deposit it in the ballot box, first stating to the board of judges his name and the barrio in which he resides. When he has voted, the chairman shall check his name on the official list of voters, in order to avoid the possibility of his voting a second time. (d) The board of judges shall identify the voters, and shall exclude the ballot of anyone whose name is found not to be included in the official list. (e) The number of electors admitted to the inclosed space shall never exceed the number of tables, nor shall any two persons occupy once table at the same time, except in the case of electors who can not read and write. (f) Any elector who can not read and write shall be assisted in the preparation of his ballot by the two tellers, who shall accompany him to a table. One of the tellers, in the presence of the other, shall thereupon fill out a ballot in accordance with the dictation of the elector, who shall then deposit it in the usual manner. (g) Before an election the board of judges shall provide a suitable ballot box with a slit in the top for the insertion of ballots. Immediately before the voting begins they shall see that the box is empty and shall lock the same. While an election is in progress the ballot box shall be kept locked and the key shall lie constantly in the possession of the chairman of the board of judges, who will not unlock the box or allow it to be unlocked until the board is ready to count the ballots. The box shall not be removed from the presence of the board of judges during the election or until the ballots are counted and the result declared. (h) The hours for voting shall be from eight antemeridian to four postmeridian, at which latter time the election shall close.