Canvass by the Provincial and City Boards of Canvassers.
Section 11
SEC. 11. Canvass by the Provincial and City Boards of Canvassers.—The Provincial or City Boards of Canvassers, as the case may be, shall meet not later than six o'clock in the evening on election day to canvass the returns that may have already been received by them, respectively. It shall meet continuously from day to day until the canvass is completed, but may adjourn only for the purpose of awaiting the other election returns. Each time the board adjourns it shall make a total of all the votes cast for each candidate for President, furnishing the Commission on Elections in Manila by the fastest means of communication a copy thereof, and making available the data contained therein to mass media and other interested parties. As soon as the other election returns are delivered, the Board shall immediately resume canvassing until all the votes cast in the province or city have been canvassed. Upon the completion of the canvass, the board shall make a statement of all votes received by each candidate for the office of the President. Upon the completion of the statements, the board shall certify and transmit the returns as provided in the Constitution. The Provincial and City Boards of Canvassers shall prepare the certificate of election returns, supported by a statement of votes by voting center, for the election of President, in quintuplicate by the use of carbon papers or such other means as the Commission on Elections shall prescribe to the end that all five copies shall be produced in one handwriting. Upon the completion of these certificates and statements, they shall be enclosed in envelopes furnished by the Commission and sealed, and immediately distributed as follows: the original copy shall be enclosed and sealed in the envelope directed to the Speaker and delivered to him at the Batasang Pambansa by the fastest possible means; and the second copy shall likewise be enclosed and sealed in the envelope directed to the Commission on Elections; the third copy shall be retained by the Provincial Election Officer, in the case of the Provincial Board of Canvassers, and by the City Election Registrar, in the case of the City Board of Canvassers; and one copy each to the authorized representatives of the accredited political parties or groups.