BOARD OF CANVASSERS GUIDE THE 2023 BSKE
PROCEDURES FOR
CANVASSING
✓ BBOC with NO Sub- How to Canvass
Canvassing Unit
Step 1 Receive and Record
Member-Secretary
The Member-Secretary shall:
• RECEIVE the envelopes containing the
Election Returns (ERs) intended for the ✓ Examine the condition of
Chairperson
BBOC, and the inner paper seal of the
• RECORD in the Minutes of Canvass ERs
(Minutes) the condition and serial
number of the envelope and paper seal, ✓ Record in the Minutes the
and the precinct number/s comprising Member-Secretary condition and Serial
the cluster Number of said paper seal
Step 2 Exhibit Chairperson ✓ Break the inner seal,
unfold the ERs and
exhibit the same
Chairperson
✓ Record in the Minutes the
Before opening, the Chairperson shall EXHIBIT Member-Secretary condition and Serial
the envelope to those who are present. Number of the ERs
NO OBJECTION to the
Step 3 Open, Retrieve and Canvass ERs
The BBOC shall proceed to
Chairperson
canvass by reading the votes
of the candidate and entering
• OPEN the envelope the same in the Statement of
• RETRIEVE the ERs Votes (SOVs).
• Proceed to CANVASS first all the
Barangay ERs In accomplishing the SOVs,
the BBOC shall:
✓ DIVIDE the 3 copies
between the Vice-
Chairperson (2
copies) and Member-
Secretary (1 copy)
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✓ Fill up the statistical
data portion
✓ Accomplish the SOVs
simultaneously as the
Chairperson reads the
votes. When all the ERs
have been canvassed:
Vice -Chairperson
There is an OBJECTION Compare the entries in their
to an ER respective copies of the SOVs.
Member-Secretary
Member-Secretary
shall note the objection in the If there are
Minutes and proceed to DISCREPANCIES, refer to
canvass the ER. the corresponding ERs
and make the necessary
corrections on the SOVs.
All corrections shall be
initialed by the members
Step 4 Write and Return
Chairperson
Immediately after an ER has been canvassed,
the Chairperson shall WRITE on the upper
righthand corner the word “CANVASSED” and
affix below it the signature and the date of the
canvass.
Thereafter, the canvassed ER shall be returned and recorded in the Minutes of Canvass.
to its envelope.
If there are NO DISCREPANCIES, the members of
the BBOC shall prepare the Certificate of Canvass
and Proclamation (COCP) and affix their
signatures and thumbmarks on the certification
portion of the COCP and officially proclaim the
BRGYs with only 1 winners.
CP – the BBOC shall
immediately
accomplish in To determine the results of SK
triplicate the SOVs and elections, proceed with the
COCPs and Proclaim canvass of ERs following the
the winners same procedures.
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✓ BBOC WITH Sub-
Canvassing Unit
FOLLOW STEPS 1 TO 3
Step 4 Assign
Chairperson
ASSIGN as many ERs to the Sub-Canvassing
(SCU) Unit taking into consideration Section
539 (BOC/Sub-Canvassing Unit).
Step 5 Accomplish and Turnover
SCU
After ACCOMPLISHING the SOV,
TURNOVER to the BBOC.
Step 6 Prepare (2) and Proclaim
SCU
• PREPARE Summary SOVs using all
the SOVs in its custody.
• PREPARE the COCP.
• PROCLAIM winning candidates.