Section 8
SEC. 8. Section 10 of the same Act is also renumbered as Section 13 and amended to read as follows: "SEC. 13. Preparation of precinct book of voters.—The election registration board shall prepare the precinct book of voters of each precinct which shall consist of all the original copies of the approved application of voters for registration arranged alphabetically belonging to the same precinct, in a suitable binder or device. "Each precinct book of voters, before delivery to the board of inspectors shall be duly sealed and certified by the election registration board that the approved applications contained therein, stating the exact number, are complete for the precinct. The election registrar shall deliver this precinct book of voters to the chairman of the board of inspectors at the same time the board takes delivery of its official ballots, for the use of the board during the voting and which shall be returned to the election registrar for his custody at the same time the statement of election returns are delivered. Thirty days before a regular election and ten days before a special election, all precinct book of voters shall be sealed and shall not be available for examination by the public. All candidates and national political parties have the right, personally or by duly appointed watchers, and all members of the board of inspectors have the duty, to be present at the sealing of the precinct books and to verily their contents before they are closed and sealed. "Should it be determined during such verification that a precinct book contains fictitious applications, or applications that have not been approved, or have been cancelled any candidate, representative of a national political party member of the board of inspectors or elector may within ten days after the books have been closed and sealed, apply to the Court of First Instance for an order to exclude the same, and the matter shall proceed as provided in Section 123 of the Revised Election Code. It shall be prima facie evidence that the applications sought to be excluded are fictitious or have not been approved if they are not included in anyone of the notices or lists required by sections ten, twelve and twenty-three of Republic Act Numbered Three thousand five hundred eighty-eight, as renumbered by this amendatory Act. "Should it be determined during the process of verification before sealing, that the precinct book fails to include any voter's application that has been duly approved under section ten of Republic Act Numbered Three thousand five hundred eighty-eight as renumbered and has not been properly cancelled under sections eighteen, nineteen and twenty hereof, as renumbered or transferred to another precinct under section twenty-one hereof, the elector concerned, or any candidate, or representative of any political party or member of the board of inspectors may apply to the court at any time for an order directing that his application for registration be included in the book. He shall attach to his motion a certified copy of the vote identification card or of the notice of approval of voter's application or of the notice of action taken on his application required by section twelve of Republic Act No. Three thousand five hundred eighty-eight, as renumbered by this amendatory Act together with proof that he has applied, without success, to the election registrar ant he has served a copy thereof on the election registrar. "After the precinct books have been closed and sealed, only those voters whose applications are included therein shall be allowed to vote, except as may be ordered by the competent court. "The proceeding provided for in this Act for inclusion exclusion of voters shall be in addition to and shall not affect any action for the criminal liability of any person responsible for the violation of the provisions of this Act."