Vote Right
(from the Namfrel website)

Election Day is on Monday, May 10, 2004. Voting will be from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. Voters are encouraged to check their names and precinct assignments before Election Day to avoid any confusion on the day of voting. Printouts of the Certified Voters are available from the COMELEC or at the City/Municipal Hall where one lives. Lists will also be posted at the voter’s places just before Election Day. Procedures for voting are as follows:

• Approach the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) in your precinct, present your name and voter registration record. Be prepared to present some form of identification with photo (e.g. driver's license, school or work ID).
• The BEI Chairperson shall then do the following:
• Upon receiving the ballot, you will sign the Voter Registration Record and proceed to the voting booth.
• Fill the ballot.
• Fold the ballot and return this to the BEI. You will be asked to affix your thumbmark on the ballot coupon.
• The BEI Chairperson will verify the ballot serial number against the number entered in the Voter’s Registration Record book to ensure that these are the same.
• You will affix your thumbmark in the Voter’s Registration Record book.
• The BEI Chairperson will then place indelible ink on your forefinger to signify that your have voted. You will then sign beside your name in the Voter’s Registration Record book. The Chairperson will then detach the portion containing the serial number from the ballot and he will deposit your ballot in the compartment for valid ballots and deposit the detached portion in the compartment for spoiled ballots of the ballot box.
• You may now leave the polling place.

Note: You are advised to bring your own "codigo" rather than relying on sample ballots distributed by political party watchers on Election Day. Place your votes in alphabetical order by family name. This will help speed up the count because COMELEC tally forms and Election Returns are also printed in alphabetical order, making it easier for the BEI to find names during the counting.

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