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CA 357 Section 130

Manner of preparing the ballot.

Section 130

SEC. 130. Manner of preparing the ballot. — The voter, on receiving his ballot, shall forthwith retire to one of the empty voting booths and shall there fill his ballot by writing in the proper space for each office the name of the person for whom he desires to vote. No voter shall be allowed to enter a booth occupied by another voter nor enter the same accompanied by somebody, nor stay therein for more than five minutes in case there are other voters who are waiting for their turn to vote, or speak with anyone other than as herein provided while within the polling place. It shall be unlawful to prepare the ballot outside the voting booth or to exhibit its contents to any person before it is placed in the ballot box, or to erase any printing from the ballot, or to intentionally tear or deface the same or to put thereon any distinctive mark. It is likewise unlawful to use carbon paper, paraffin paper, or other means for making a copy of the ballot, or make use of any other means of identifying the vote of the voter.

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CitationCA 357 Section 130 (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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