PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 131

Sample official ballots.

Section 131

SEC. 131. Sample official ballots.—The citizens election committee shall be furnished by the Commission with at least thirty copies of sample official ballots, printed on colored paper in all other respects like official ballots but bearing instead the words "sample ballot" to be shown to the public and used in demonstrating how to fill out and fold the official ballots properly. No name of any actual candidate shall be written on sample official ballots, nor shall they be used for voting.

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