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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 144 -
SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ON THE MAY 11, 1987 ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Furthermore, there shall be a board of canvassers for each province,
city, municipality and district of Metropolitan Manila, as follows:
a)
This board shall canvass
certificates of canvass from the municipalities and the cities which do
not comprise at least one legislative district. It shall proclaim as
elected the candidates for the House of Representatives who obtained
the highest number of votes in the respective legislative districts.
With respect to the election for
senators, the provincial board of canvassers shall prepare in duplicate
a certificate of canvass supported by a statement of votes received by
each candidate in each municipality/city, and transmit the first copy
thereof to the Commission on Elections for canvassing. The second copy
shall be kept by the provincial election supervisor.
b)
This board shall canvass
election returns coming from the polling places within the jurisdiction
of the city, and shall proclaim as elected the candidate or candidates
for the House of Representatives who obtained the highest number of
votes in the legislative district or respective legislative districts.
With respect to the election for
senators, this board shall prepare in duplicate a certificate of
canvass supported by a statement of votes received by each candidate in
each polling place and transmit the first copy to the Commission on
Elections for canvassing. The second copy shall be kept by the city
election registrar.
c)
This board shall canvass
election returns coming from the polling places within the jurisdiction
of the district and shall proclaim as elected the candidate for the
House of Representatives who obtained the highest number of votes in
the legislative district.
With respect to the election for
senators, the same procedure shall be followed by this board as that
observed by the city board of canvassers for cities comprising one or
more legislative districts.
d)
This board shall canvass
election returns coming from the polling places within its
jurisdiction, but shall not proclaim any winner in the election for
Members of the House of Representatives or for Senators.
This board shall prepare in
triplicate a certificate of canvass supported by a statement of votes
received by each candidate in each polling place, and transmit the
first copy thereof to the provincial board of canvassers for
canvassing. The second copy shall be transmitted to the Commission for
record purposes and the third copy shall be kept by the city/municipal
election registrar.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-seven.
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