REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
Intramuros, Manila
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ADDENDUM TO RESOLUTION NO. GARCIA, George Erwin M., Cluirnun
11076 RE: GENenar lNsrnucrroNs INTING, Socorro 8., Comnissioner
FoR THE Erecronar BoARDs oN CASQUEIO, Marlon S., Connnissioner
FEROLINO, Aimee p., Contmissioner
THE PROCESS OF VOTING, BULA! Rey E., Commissioner
CoUNTING, & TRANSMISSIoN oF MACEDA, JR., Emesto Ferdinan d.p., Commissioner
ErrcuoN RssuLTs FoRTHn 12 Mav CELIS, Nelson J ., Commissioner
2025 Nerrouar, Local, &
Baucsarrono PARLIAMENTARv
ELTCTToNS, PRoMULGATED oN
ocToBER 30,2024
Promulgated :J anuary 21, 20
RESOLUTION NO.11098
*HEREAS, the Commission has promurgated Resolution
No. 11076 on october
30,2024to guide the electoral boards in th" proce"ss
of voting, counting and transmission
Mav 12' 2025 National andlocal Eiections, a.d BARiaM parliamentary
;i":T:l:t"n"
WHEREAS, since the promulgation of Resolution
-
No. 11076, some ACM
operations and procedures in the voting and counting of votes have been modified;
*HEREAS, there is a need to align these modified operational
procedures with
the guidelines provided in the resolution]
NOW TEEREFORE, the Commission on Elections has
RESOLVED, as it hereby
RESOLVES, to promulgate the folowing suppremental
guidelines to the electoral boar.ds
during the voting, counting and transmlssion of results:
sec' 1. The foilowing provisions of comerec Resolution
No. 11076 are hereby
supplemented/amended to read as follows:
FrNAL rE#ffiK'Jruo.r*"
sEC. 18. Procedures for the Final Testing and searing
of the ACM. - The EB shall
observe the following procedur.es for the ftS of the
ACM:
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(u) Explain to those present the purpose of and the procedures for the FTS;
(b) Perform the FTS following the ACM opERATroN pRocEDURES hereto attached
as
"ANNEXB;" and
(.) Randomly choose ten (10) persons, from among those present, who will
accomplish the ballots to be used for FTS. IJ there are less than ten (10)
persons
present, any of them may accomplish more than one (1) ballot to complete
the
ten (10) bailots.
To accomplish the ballots, trre sha1l give each of the ten (10) persons a
-Chairperson
ballot inside the ballot secrecl fold91 an! a markin! pen. Using the mari<ing pen, they
shall accomplish the ba11ot by fury shading the-clrcle oppisite the narirls
of the
candidates, including that of the party, organization, or.oulitro^ participating
in the
parry-list system of representation. Thereafter, they shall return the u..o-!uri
ballot inside the ballot secrecy forder and the marking pen to the Chairperson. "a
For the voters in the BARMM, two (2) ballots shari be used during the
FTS: one
containing the NLE candidates, and the other containing the names of"the
candidates
for members of the Bangsamoro parliament.
The Chairperson shall:
(u)
(b) R"*o.tr rh" ,..o*rli.hud b.llo, i.rid_" ,h" brllo, ,u.r".y foldu, ur.d
E rru ,h"
r,"+", to ,h" ro,". *ho rh"ll p"rro.ull, fu"d th" **Ei"h"d bull<o
ACM,
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(c) Instruct the persons t o verifv the vot es as appeari ns on the WPAT and o lace
the same in t he WPAT receot acle;
(d) Pedorm the same procedures in,,a,,, ,,b,,, and ,,c,, until a1l ten (10) ballots are
fe4
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(0 Conduct Manual V erification of Results followi ns the procedu res in the
immediatelv suc ceeding se ction,
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sEC' 19' Manual Verification of Results. - The EB shall retrieve the accomplished
ballots from the ballot box, manually count the votes therein, und uc.o^plish
tr"re
manual ERs provided for the purpose. The following rules shan be observed
in the
manual counting of votes:
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(u) The Chairperson sharl verify the barlots to determine whether
there is over-
voting (when the number of votes in a position exceeded the maximum
number
of selgctip.ns allowed for that contest). ff th"r" i" urri-,,rer-vote in
a position, no
vote sha1l be counted in favor of any candidate for the said
position.
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(0 The EB shall compare the resuits derived from the ERs
generated by the ACN!
the manually prepared ERs, and the WpAT Audit Report.
If the results
are the same, perform the re-zero procedure, and shut
down the
ACM following the steps in the ACMO PERATION PRoCEDU RES (
"ANNEXB"
If the results are not the same, the EB shalr re-appreciate the
ballots and review
the wPAT to determine the discrepanry. If theie is
still a discrepancy, the EB
the assigned DESO technici support starf for techniial
*all-Tll_on
The DESO techicar support staff sha11 repori such incident
urrirtur-,.".
to the NTSC and the
EO concerned.
Onc e the discrepancy is resol ved, perform the re-zero
procedure, and shut down
the ACM following the step s in the ACM O PERATION
PRoCEDURES ANNEX
Elt
In no case shall there be transmission of votes done
during the FTS of ACM.
(e) Place the counted baltots, Wp{1, mlnualy_prepared
ERs, ACM-generated ERs
and a1l other reports generated by the aiU,
in tte envelope p.o".r,ia"a fo, iir"
PurPose.
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SEC. 21. Disposition of Forms/Supplies. _ After
the FTS, the EB shall:
(u) Thereafter,
return the ACM case inside its box and ru.rr"-lt *ith;;;;;.
r"ul. r"u"" tr-,"
ACM box' balrot box, wpAT receptacle, and externar tatte.y
insiae tn" foiri.g
place or any secured room in the voting center.
(b) submit to the Eo the Enveiope for Counted FTS Ballots, FTS Election
Returns,
and Other Reports (CE.! No. A17_FTS) containing the
same with a paper seal (CEF No. A12):
following *a ,"J A"
(1) gno stic Rep ort;
(2) Initialization Rep ort;
(3) Nine (9) ies of National and Loc al Returns:
(4) Manual ER;
(s) Counted ballots and
(6) VVPAT.
EO shalr keep the above documents until further instructions
lhe
Commission.
from the
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ARTICLEVI
MANNEROFVOTING
SEC. 28. Who may Vote. - AI1 registered voters whose
narnes appear in the EDCW
may vote in the 2025 NLE and Bangsamoro Parliamen tary
Election, unless their names
are manually crossed out from the same list with the proper
ann otations, dul vsl d
by ERB:
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(d) {ia
on AFIS matchins:
(e) The voter has an aporov ed applicati on for transfer of r
esistr ation recor ds to
another di stri c1tv or municipali tv as stated in the verifi
ed Notices of
A val; or
(f)
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SEC, 41. Election Forms, Documents, and Supplies.
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B' Final Testing and searing. - The duly designated
member of tire EB shail obtain
from the the folowing formr, docum".ri, and supplies in
lEo the moffi o1 the
day scheduled for the FTS of the ACM, unress the ciry)Municipat
Eo proria"s un
earlier period:
FROM THE CITY/MUNICIPAL ELECTION OFFICER
RATE OF
CEF
DESCRIPTION DISTRIBUTION
NO. PER CLUSTERED
PRECINCT
Election Forms
A6-FIS FTS Ballots 1 Pieces
A9-TS EI e cti o n Returns Ior T e stin b and 1 Set of 4 pages
s eal
A'11 Mi nute s of Final
T e sti ng an d 1 Set of 2 copies
S e al 1n t o f A CM, Voting,
c oun ting
and Tr ans mlss t on of V o te s
A12 Paper Seal 1 Piece
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Envel ope for Voting and Counting
For Counted FTS Ballots, FTS 1 Piece
A17- FIS
Election Returns, and Other
Reports
NLE Supplies
FTS Ballot Secre Folder 11
Pieces
Indelible Ink 4 Bottles
Ball en for EB 3 Pieces
Thum rint Taker 1 Piece
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pRocEDURF.s FoR +5+lilcE,I'JL*r,*.
oF vorEs,
TRANSMISSION OF PRECINCT RESULTS
SEC.43. Preliminaries to the Voting. _ The EB shall:
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(g) Break the paper seal of the ACM case:
(1) open the ACM case and check if the fonowing are deposited inside:
1V. The three (3) Personal Identificatio n Numbers (PINs)
for operating the ACM, the
three (3) smartcard s ecuIl s and one (1) PIN for re-zeroing;
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(2) the smartcard security keys and security pINs from the ACM case
T:or.:*
diskibute and
the same among themseLves. The RE-2ERo pIN
sharr remain inside
the ACM case.
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sEC' 47. closing of polrs; Counting of votes and rransmission
of Resurts; printing
of Reports, WPAT Audit, and shutting Down the ACMs; procedure.
voters have cast their barlots, the EB shatl ensure that - After the
ballots, if any, have been Ied in the ACM. The EB
the Ip-svR, pDL-spR ppp;;
pe-rforming the procedures provided in the ACM
shalr then .i*"
ar" i,*i"g by
o.ERATTON PROCEDURES ("ANNEX
B"l.
After printing a, the thirty (30) copies of the ERs and the
statisticar reports, the
EB shall:
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(u) Perform ball otr evlew
(b) Print the audit I og re
(.)
(d)
or
(e) Place t initialization nct st atistical ort and au dit lo 1n e1r
CS ondi envelo es A18-C to A18-
(h) Disconnect the fol Iowing:
(1) ACM electri cal adapter from the outlet;
(2) Power cord from the batt and A
(i) Place the s martcai d securi w and PINs in the ACM c ase
(i) Return the b atterv in i ts ori box;
0<) Place the powet cord and the ACM e lectrical adapter
inside the ACM case; and
(l) Close the ACM case then place it in the ACM
box.
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ARTICLEXII
DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS
SEC. 96. Disposition of Election Returns _ AJter
printing the first nine (9) copies of
the ERs, the EB shall sign and affix their thumbmar
ks in the certification portion of al I
copies of the ERs. Thereafter, the EB shall imm ediat
el cause the ostin of the "
for P ostin lnaco ns cu ce outside the ol lace, The EB sha11
individually fold the ERs. The first eight (8) copies of
the ERs shall be sealed with
serially numbered paper seals and placed in their
respective envelopes (CEF No. .4,L
AII envelopes containing the ERs sha1l be sealed with n,
serially numbered paper seal S.
The EB shall also aJfix their signltulegon the
paper sears and envelopes on the space
provided' The watchers present shall,likewise, afiix
to the dominant majority and minority parties,
therr signat ru., girr.,g pr"i#*u
and accredited citizens, arms.
The ERs shall be distributed to the foliowing:
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(1) City or Municipal Board of Canvassers;
(2) The Commission;
(3) The Congress, directed to the president of the senate (onry toith respect
election of Senators and the party_list System)
to ilu
(4) Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (ppCRV);
(5) National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL);
(6) Dominant majority paty as determined by trre commission
in accordance with
iaw;
(n Dominant minority party as determined by the Commission
in accordance with
law;
(8) Ballot box;
(e) "Copv for Po stins";
(10) Provincial Board of Canvassers;
(11) Ten (10) accredited major nationar parties, excluding
the dominant majority and
minority parties, in accordance witir a voluntary agreement
among them.
(12) Two (2) accredited major local parties in accordance
with a voluntary agreement
among them. If no sucrr agreement is reached,
the Commissio" lr",ii J..ia"
which parties shall receive the copies on the basis
of the criterr" ,..r"g"", i" Jr.r",
provided in Section 26 of Repubtic Act No. 7166;
(13) Four (4) national broadcast or print media entities
as may be equitably
determined by the Commission in view of propagating
the copies to the widest
extent possible;
(14) Two (2) local broadcast or print media entities as
may be equitably determined
by the commission in view of propagating the copies
to the widest extent
possible; and
(15) Two (2) major citizens' arms, incruding the accredited
citizens, arm, and other
non'partisan groups or organizations enlisted by the
Commissio",
and organizatio*"*.r;i.g
PPCRV and NAMFREL. Suih citizens, arnrs, groups,
^ur.r".
the two (2) certified copies of elecrion r"torr,Ifor'the.;";;?;;.#-";;l"r.r.
counts at the local or national leveis.
copies shan be given to other accredited citizeru'
3:-rr1*g
NAMFREL and ppCRV.
arms other than
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sEC' 97' Disposition of ACM, BaIIot Boxes, Election
Retutns and other Documents.
- Mren the counting of votes has ended and
the .".rrlt, of the election in the polling
place have already been a:rnounced, the EB
shall:
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(c)
In case the ballot b ox delivere d bv the EB is not
sealed the keas urer sh4lI seal
the b allot b include s uch fa to er th the seri al n mber of he
lastic seal use in hi CI ort to th e and
(d) Deliv er to th eEO the follo winq docum ents or paD
ers:
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(4) The envelope containing the.main USB device
{or rse by the ciry/municipal
board of canvassers through tn" n.*pt *
r"a Custody Gi:oup fnC,il
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(5) Other pertinent papers and documents.
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AJter the counting of votes, the Eo or the
city/municipal treasurer sha11 require the
EB, which failed to turn over the election
documu"ir o, p"rrpr-r"rnaria to deliver them
immediately and in-form him/her that fa ure ,o
ao-ro may constitute an election
offense."
sec' 2' ACM operations proeedure. The ACM
operations procedure (Annex,,B,,)
of Resolution No. 11076 is hereby replaced with
tt-r" aCrt op"rations procedure attached
to this resolution as Annex ,,A,,.
.. . lec3.
Effectivity - This resolution shall take effect on the
seventh (7s) day alter
i.'
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation
Comelec website. - tr-,e rr.,uf fir.,"r'"i]'r'. ,r,.
sec' 3' pubrication and Dissemination. - The Education
Department (EID), this Commission, sha1l cause and InJormation
the immediate publication of this
Resolution in rwo (2) da,v newspapers of
general circulation in rh" p'ht6il;;: Firther,
EID shall furnish copies ih"."oi to u nulionJ
E;;o" Directors, provinciar Election
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supervisors, Election officers, the concerned offices
and departrne.ts in the Main office
of the Commission-, arl Departnents, Buieaus, offices and
Agencies concerned,
tle Dqrartrnlnl of Foreign Affairs, and other government agencies maintaining -loJ*g
offices
abroad. The InJormatio^ Technology DeparurJnt shan post
a copy of this Resorution on
the website of the Commission.
SO ORDERED.
GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA
Chairman
SOCORRO B. INTING MARLON S. CASQUEJO
Commissioner
Commissioner
AIMEE P. FEROLINO
REY E, BULAY
Commissioner
Commissioner
ERNESTO FERDINAND P. MACEDA,JR.
NELSON J. CELrS
Commissioner
Commissioner
CERTIFICATION
APPROVED for publication on January 21,,2025.
Director IV
Office of the Comnission Secretnry
Tlris Resolution can be verified at trris number (02) gs27 -2gg7 and ema address at
comsec@comelec. gov.ph.
