| HOW
CHEATING IS DONE |
WHAT
YOU CAN DO |
| • Fraud
during voting |
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1. Assuming the identity of another voter and voting in his/her name. |
When you are a pollwatcher or when you happen to be voting and you know that a voter who is not from your precinct is trying to vote, challenge him or her. Do so in a manner that is not offensive and ask the board of inspectors to administer procedure on a challenged person. The main purpose of challenging is to prevent flying voters from voting and discourage others from doing the same. |
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2. Accompanying a voter to the voting booth to influence a voter in casting his vote for a particular candidate. |
Remember that only disabled voters are allowed to be assisted when voting. |
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3. "Lanzadera." This is done by a voter who first secures a blank ballot then gets his assigned ballot. The voter then puts in the ballot box his fake or illegally procured ballot and then passes his genuine ballot to another captive voter who fills it up outside the polling room with the names of the candidates of his choice. The next voter gets into the polling place with the filled ballot and gets the ballot assigned to him but drops into the ballot box the ballot previously filled up. He then passes to the next voter his own ballot. |
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4. The use of carbon or paraffin or duplicating device to disclose the content of the ballot to the “buyer,” the “intimidator” or the “leader” |
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. |
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5. The improper or non-use of indelible ink – some BEIs fail to properly apply the indelible ink on the voter’s finger possibly allowing voters to vote elsewhere |
Bring
to the attention of the BEI when a person whose finger is
already stained with indelible ink is allowed to vote or when
a voter is allowed to leave the polling place without his
finger being stained with indelible ink. |
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6. Delaying delivery of the official ballots and other election paraphernalia to discourage voters |
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7. Forcibly taking or snatching the ballot boxes in polling places identified as a bailiwick of a political party |
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8. Stealthily or covertly substituting the ballots with fake or previously prepared ballots during recess or brownouts or during a simulated disorder designed to create confusion in the polling place |
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9. Theft or destruction of ballots, election returns and other vital election paraphernalia |
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10. Bribery or intimidation of the members of the board of election inspectors to influence their decision on challenges and protests made during the voting |
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11. Stealing, tearing, smudging or defacing the list of voters posted outside the polling place to discourage voters to vote |
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12. Delivery of official ballots in excess of authorized quantities to facilitate manufacturing of votes |
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