Registration, preparation of lists and voting centers.
Section 21
SEC. 21. Registration, preparation of lists and voting centers.—The registration, preparation of the list and the procedures for the inclusion and exclusion of voters, and such other matters in connection therewith shall be governed by Presidential Decree No. 1896, dated January 11, 1984. The voting centers used for purposes of the registration of voters under the said Decree shall be used for the election on May 14, 1984, without prejudice to such transfers, mergers or splitting of voting centers and establishment of new ones as may be authorized by the Commission: Provided, however, That no voting center shall be transferred, merged, split, created or established within thirty days before May 14, 1984. Each voting center shall as far as practicable comprise a unit of contiguous and compact territory in every barangay. Not later than March 17, 1984, the Commission shall, through its duly authorized representative, post in the city hall or municipal building, the office of the election registrar and as far as practicable in every barangay hall a map of the city or municipality showing its division into territorial units corresponding to each voting center with their respective boundaries and indicating therein all streets and alleys in populous areas and the location of each voting center. This map shall be kept posted until after the election. Each voting center shall be, as far as practicable, at ground level, of sufficient size to comfortably accommodate forty voters at a time outside the guard rail for the committee. It shall be located as far as practicable along a public road at the center of the barangay. A public school building, having the requirement prescribed herein, shall be preferred for use as a voting center. If no public school building is available, any other public building, a private school building, or any other private building having the prescribed requirements may be used, in that order of preference: Provided, however, That no voting center shall be located in a building owned, leased, or occupied by any candidate or of any person who is related to any candidate within the third civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, or of any officer of the government, including barangay officials, or of any officer or leader of any political party: Provided, further, That no voting center shall be located inside a military camp.