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CA 357 Section 131

Disposition of spoiled ballots.

Section 131

SEC. 131. Disposition of spoiled ballots. — If a voter shall soil or deface a ballot in such a way that it cannot lawfully be used, he shall surrender it folded to the inspector or poll clerk from whom he received it, who shall give him another one not exceeding two successively. Each ballot given to a voter shall be announced in the polling place and the inspector or poll clerk who has given it shall record the fact of its delivery in his copy of the registry list. The spoiled ballot shall be distinctly marked without unfolding it with the word "spoiled" on the indorsement fold thereof and immediately placed in the box for spoiled ballots.

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CitationCA 357 Section 131 (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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