| HOW
CHEATING IS DONE |
WHAT
YOU CAN DO |
| • Fraud
before voting |
| 1. BRIBERY |
a. vote buying
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Think! You have the power to resist, and to stop this cycle
of subverting the otherwise free process of voting. Ask yourself,
why is the candidate treating your vote as an item in a sari-sari
store? And when you sell your vote, are you not giving up
your right to demand accountability and good performance from
the elected officials? In case you really cannot refuse the
money, take it but remember that you do not owe the giver
or the candidate anything. Vote according to your conscience.
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b. buying abstentions, registered voters are paid not to vote
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c. promise of jobs, loans, promotion
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d. buying favors from members of the board of election inspectors
to abstain from performing their functions
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The
Election Code allows any voter or watcher, who has reasonable
grounds, to challenge any person presenting to vote who is
believed to have received or expects to receive money in exchange
for his or her vote or that a person promised to buy off another's
vote. A challenge can also be made if there is reasonable
ground to believe that the challenged voter has directly or
indirectly made a bet on the outcome of the election. The
challenged person shall take an oath before the board of election
inspectors. Upon taking such oath, the challenge shall be
dismissed and the voter shall be allowed to vote. In case
the voter refuses to take such oath, the challenge is sustained
and the voter shall not be allowed to vote. |
| 2.
INTIMIDATION |
a. direct threats to voters identified with a party not to
vote
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b. threat to the family of the voter
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c. threat to business or property
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d. threatening members of the Board of Election Inspectors
not to assume their functions
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| 3.
OTHER DIRTY TRICKS |
a. Assigning registered voters identified with a party to
places where they cannot vote or far from their place of residence;
Changing the numbering or location of polling places without
notice to confuse the voters; Removing voters from the list
or transferring voters to another list.
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To
prevent disenfranchisement, visit the office of your local
election officer starting on the date when the certified list
of voters and precinct maps will be posted, so that you can
check whether your name is included in the CVL. Encourage
other voters to do so. |
b. Marking the ballot so that it will be considered spoiled
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A
marked ballot is a ballot which has an intentional mark, notation,
drawing or means to identify the voter. Marked ballots are
considered spoiled and thus, are not counted. |
c. Disrupting means of transportation to the polling places
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d. Spreading false reports about the withdrawal or disqualification
of a candidate to discourage voters to vote for certain
candidates
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