Qualifications, Rights and Limitations of the Special Members of the Board of Election Inspectors.
Section 3
SEC. 3. Qualifications, Rights and Limitations of the Special Members of the Board of Election Inspectors. – No person shall be appointed as a special member of the Board of Election Inspectors unless he/she is of good moral character and irreproachable reputation, a registered voter, has never been convicted of any election offense or of any crime punishable by more than six (6) months imprisonment or if he/she has pending against him/her an information for any election offense or if he/she is related within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any member of the Board of Election Inspectors or any special member of the same Board of Election Inspectors or to any candidate for a national position or to a nominee as a party list representative or his/her spouse. The special members of the board shall enjoy the same rights and be bound by the same limitations and liabilities of a regular member of the board of election inspectors but shall not vote during the proceedings of the Board of Election Inspectors except on matters pertaining to the national ballot. SEC. 4. Duties and Functions of the Special Members of the Board of Election Inspectors. – During the conduct of the voting in the polling place, the fourth member shall: accomplish the minutes of voting for the automated election system in the precinct; and ensure that the national ballots are placed inside the appropriate ballot box; On the close of the polls, the fourth member shall bring the ballot box containing the national ballots to the designated counting center; Before the counting of votes, the fourth member shall verify if the number of national ballots tallies with the data in the minutes of the voting; During the counting of votes, the fourth member and the COMELEC authorized representative shall jointly accomplish the minutes of counting for the automated election system in the precinct; After the counting of votes, the fourth member and the COMELEC authorized representative shall jointly: certify the results of the counting of national ballots from the precinct; and bring the ballot box containing the counted national ballots together with the minutes of voting and counting, and other election documents and paraphernalia to the city or municipal treasurer for safekeeping.