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PD 73 Section 11

Official Ballots.

Section 11

SEC. 11. Official Ballots. — The official ballot to be used in the plebiscite shall be printed in English and shall be in the form and size to be prescribed by the Commission on Elections. It shall contain on the face thereof the following: (Seal) OFFICIAL BALLOT (Municipality & Province) January 15, 1973 PLEBISCITE Fill out this ballot secretly inside the booth. Do not put any distinctive mark in any part of this ballot. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES proposed by the 1971 Constitutional Convention on November 30, 1972, is being submitted to the people in this plebiscite, for ratification or rejection, pursuant to the provisions of Article XV of the present Constitution. To vote for the ratification of the Constitution, the voter shall write the word "YES" or its equivalent in Filipino or local dialect in the blank space after the question; to vote for the rejection thereof, he shall write the word "NO" or its equivalent in Pilipino or local dialect. Do you approve the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines as proposed by the 1971 Constitutional Convention on November 30, 1972? The official ballots may be printed by letterpress or offset method of printing. The ballots shall be bound in separate books of one-hundred ballots each. Each city, municipality and municipal district shall be furnished official ballots at the rate of one and one-tenth ballots for every registered voter in the next preceding election.

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CitationPD 73 Section 11 (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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