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CA 357 Section 119

Official ballots.

Section 119

SEC. 119. Official ballots. — Uniform official ballots shall be provided at public expense for each election. Said ballots shall be of white paper in the shape of a strip one hundred and twenty millimeters wide and two hundred and forty millimeters long, exclusive of the stub and the coupon containing the detachable number of the ballot, and shall bear at the top the coat of arms of the Commonwealth, the words "Official Ballot," the name of the municipality and province in which the election is held, the date of the election, and the following notice in eight point gothic type: "Fill out this ballot secretly inside the booth. Do not write anything nor put any distinctive mark thereon but the names of the candidates you vote for. Any violation of this instruction will invalidate your vote." On the body of the ballot shall be printed on the left margin the title of each one of the offices to be voted for in twelve point gothic type, followed by a black line for the name of the candidate for whom the voter desires to vote, and if more than one is to be elected, the corresponding number of blank lines consecutively numbered, immediately below the title of the office. There shall not be anything on its reverse side. There shall be in the coupon a space for the thumbmark of the voter.

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CitationCA 357 Section 119 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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