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PD 1187 Section 18

PD 1187 Section 18

Section 18

SEC. 18. Preparations of the list of voters.-After every meeting for registration of voters, the citizens election committee shall prepare an alphabetical list of voters in triplicate based on the approved applications for registration. The list of registered voters shall contain six columns, as follows: In the first column there shall be entered, at the time of the closing of the list before each election, a number opposite the name of each voter registered, beginning with number one continuing in consecutive order until the end of the list. In the second column, the surnames generally used by such persons shall be written in alphabetical order followed by their respective christians or first names, without abbreviations of any kind. In the third column, the respective residences of such persons with the name of the street and house number, or, in case there be none, a brief description of the locality or place. In the fourth column, there shall be recorded on the day of the election the number of the balot which was given to the voter. In the fifth column, the voter shall stamp on the day of the election the mark of the thumb of his right hand and under said mark his signature, and in the sixth column, the signature of the member of the committee who has handed the ballot to the voter. It shall be the duty of the election committeee to see to it that the thumbmark is stamped plainly. The purposes of preparation of the list, the election registrar shall deliver to the proper citizens election committee all the approved applications under his custody pertaining to the voting center for inclusion in the list of voters on the first registration day.

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CitationPD 1187 Section 18 (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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