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PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 109

PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 109

Ballot boxes.

Section 109

SEC. 109. Ballot boxes.—(a) There shall be in each vot­ ing center on the day of the voting a ballot box with two compartments, namely, the compartment for valid ballots and the compartment for spoiled ballots, properly marked. The boxes shall be uniform throughout the Philippines and shall be solidly constructed and shall be closed with three different locks and such safety devices as the Commission may prescribe in such a way that they cannot be opened except by means of three distinct keys arid by destroying said safety devices. (b) In case of the destruction or disappearance of any ballot box on election day, the committee shall immediately report the matter to the city or municipal treasurer who shall furnish another box or receptacle as equally adequate as possible and report such delivery of the new ballot box by the fastest means of communication on the same day to the Commission.

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