Board of canvassers.
Section 44
SEC. 44. Board of canvassers.—There shall be a board of canvassers for each province, highly urbanized city and district of Metropolitan Manila to be composed as follows: (1) The Provincial Board of Canvassers shall be composed of the Provincial Election Supervisor, as chairman, the Provincial Fiscal, as vice-chairman, and the Provincial Superintendent of Schools, and one representative from each of the ruling party and the dominant opposition political party in the constituency concerned entitled to be represented, as members. (2) The City Board of Canvassers shall be composed of the City Election Registrar or a lawyer of the Commission, as chairman, and the City Fiscal and the City Superintendent of Schools, and one representative from each of the ruling party and the dominant opposition political party entitled to be represented, as members. (3) The District Board of Canvassers in the case of Metropolitan Manila shall be composed of a lawyer of the Commission, as chairman, and a ranking fiscal in the district and the most senior district school supervisor in the district to be appointed upon consultation with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, respectively, and one representative from each of the ruling party and the dominant opposition political party in the constituency concerned, as members. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In no case shall the chairman and the members of the provincial, city, or district board of canvassers, as the case may be, be related within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any of the candidates in their respective jurisdiction. In all three cases, the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1896, as amended, on the manner of determining the dominant opposition political party in any particular constituency shall apply. For purposes of the election herein provided for, the term "dominant opposition political party" includes a coalition or aggroupment of opposition political parties.