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The document outlines the composition, powers, and duties of Board of Election Inspectors and watchers in Philippine elections. It states that the BEI is composed of a chairman, member, and poll clerk who must be public school teachers. It lists their powers as conducting voting/counting, overseeing the polling place as COMELEC deputies, and maintaining order. Watchers can be appointed by candidates/parties to observe proceedings and file protests on irregularities. They must be voters without disqualifications like criminal convictions or relationships to BEI members.

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The document outlines the composition, powers, and duties of Board of Election Inspectors and watchers in Philippine elections. It states that the BEI is composed of a chairman, member, and poll clerk who must be public school teachers. It lists their powers as conducting voting/counting, overseeing the polling place as COMELEC deputies, and maintaining order. Watchers can be appointed by candidates/parties to observe proceedings and file protests on irregularities. They must be voters without disqualifications like criminal convictions or relationships to BEI members.

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BOARD OF ELECTION

INSPECTORS/ WATCHERS
A.COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION
INSPECTORS (BEI)
[Secs. 164-166, B.P. 881; Sec. 3, R.A. No. 6646]
- Chairman;
- Member and;
- Poll clerk who
A member mustmust
be: be public school teachers
1. Of good moral character and irreproachable reputation;
2. A registered voter of the City or municipality;
3. Never been convicted of any election offense or any other crime
punishable by more than 6 months imprisonment;
4. Able to speak and write English or the local dialect.
1.Disqualification:
[Secs 167 & 173, B.P. 881, Sec. 3, R.A. 8436, as amended by R.A
9369]
(a)Must not be related within the 4th civil degree by
consanguinity or affinity to any member of the BEI or any
candidate to be voted for in the polling place.

(b) Must not engage in any partisan political activity.


B.POWERS OF THE BEI:
[Sec. 168, B.P. 881]

- Conduct the voting and counting of votes in the polling


place;
- Act as deputies of the COMELEC in supervision and
control of the polling place;
- Maintain order within the polling place and its premises
to keep access thereto open and unobstructed and to;
- Enforce obedience to its lawful orders, and;
- Perform such other functions as prescribed by the Code
or by the rules of the Comelec.
1.Proceedings:
[Sec. 169, B.P. 881]

Shall be public and held only in the polling place (although


the counting of votes and preparation of the return may be
done in the nearest safe barangay or school building within
the municipality by unanimous vote of the board and
concurred in by a majority of the watchers present, if there
is imminent danger or violence, terrorism, disorder or
similar causes.

The BEI shall act through its Chairman, and shall decide
without delay by majority vote all questions which may
arise in the performance of its duties.
C.WATCHERS.
Each candidate and political party or coalition of political
parties duly registered with the Commission and fielding
candidates in the May 11, 1998 elections including those
participating under the party-list system of representation,
may appoint two watchers, to serve alternately, in every
polling place. However, candidates for Sangguniang Bayan,
belonging to the same ticket or slate shall collectively be
entitled to one watcher. Duly accredited citizens’ arms of the
Commission shall be entitled to appoint a watcher in every
polling place. Other civic, religious, professional, business,
service, youth and any other similar organizations, with prior
authority from the Commission, shall be entitled collectively
1.Qualifications:
[Sec. 26, R.A. 7166, as amended by R.A 9369]

- Qualified voter of the city or municipality;


- Of good reputation, never been convicted of any
election offense or any crime;
- Knows how to read and write English, Pilipino, or any of
the prevailing local dialects, and;
- Not related within the 4th civil degree by consanguinity
or affinity to any member of the BEI in the polling place
where he seeks appointment as watcher.
2.Rights and duties:
[Sec. 179, B.P. 881]
- Stay in the space reserved for them inside the polling
place;
- Witness and inform themselves of the proceedings of
the BEI;
- Take notes, photographs of proceedings;
- File protest against any irregularity or violation of law;
- Be furnished with a certificate of the number of votes
cast for each candidate, duly signed and thumbmarked by the
members of the BEI

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