Vote required.
Section 166
SEC. 166. Vote required.—A majority vote of all the members of the board shall be necessary to render a decision.
PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 166
PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 166
Other provisions in PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code)
- Section 161: Delivery of the ballot boxes, keys and election supplies and documents.
- Section 162: Preservation of the ballot boxes, their keys and disposition of their contents.
- Section 163: Documents and articles omitted or erroneously placed inside the ballot box.
- Section 164: Regional Board of Canvassers.
- Section 165: Prohibition against leaving official station.
- Section 167: Incapacity and substitution of members of board of canvassers.
- Section 168: Supervision and control over board of can vassers.
- Section 169: Canvass by the board.
- Section 170: Canvass and proclamation of sectoral repre sentatives-elect.
- Section 171: When the election return are delayed, lost, or destroyed.
CitationPD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 166 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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