Distribution of official ballots and election returns.
Section 31
SEC. 31. Distribution of official ballots and election returns.—The official ballots and the election returns shall be distributed by the Commission to each province with its component cities, highly urbanized city and district in Metropolitan Manila at the rate of one and one-half ballots for every voter registered in each voting center; and for election returns, at the rate of one set each for every voting center. The provincial, city or municipal treasurer shall respectively keep a record of the official ballots and election returns furnished the various provinces with their component cities, highly urbanized cities, districts and voting centers, as the case may be, copy of which record shall be furnished the Commission immediately after the distribution is made. No official ballot or election return shall be delivered to the citizens election committee earlier than the first hour of election day: Provided, however, That the Commission, after notice to the registered political parties or coalition of political parties, and the candidates, may, for justifiable reasons, authorize the delivery of official ballots and election returns to the committee of any particular voting center at an earlier time.