Resolution No. 9005 - Accomplishment of Voter Application Forms by Illiterate or Person with Disability

SEC. 7. Accomplishment of application forms by illiterate or person with disability. -

As used in this Section, person with disability shall refer to disabled person as defined by the Republic Act No. 8189.   Any illiterate or person with disability shall be assisted by the Election Officer in the preparation of his application form, or by any member of an accredited Citizen’s arm, or a relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, or if he has none present, by any person of confidence who belongs to the same household.

In no case shall an assistor assist more than three (3) times except the EO/EA.  All assistors must be of voting age.

The EO shall place the illiterate or person with disability under oath, after which the assistor shall ask the illiterate or person with disability relevant questions, and record the answers given in order to accomplish properly the application form.

Once the application form is accomplished, it shall be given to the EO who shall read the accomplished form aloud to the person assisted and ask him if the information given are true and correct.

The applicant shall, in the presence of the EO, affix his thumb mark or some other customary mark on the duly accomplished form.

The Assistor shall then accomplish in three (3) copies the Certification/Attestation, designated hereto as Annex “B”, which shall be attached to the accomplished application form.

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Sec. 14. Procedure for filing of applications for inclusion of registration record not included in the precinct book of voters Sec. 15. Cancellation of registration records Sec. 16. Deactivation of registration records. – Grounds; Procedure Sec. 17. Challenge of right to register Sec. 18. Authority of EO to administer oath and issue summons Sec. 19. Notice of hearing of applications Sec. 20. Approval or disapproval of application Sec. 21. Publication of action on applications Sec. 22. Petition for Inclusion of Voters in the List Sec. 23. Petition for Exclusion of Voters from the List Sec. 24. Disposition of applications for registration, transfer of registration records, reactivation, inclusion/reinstatement of record, change of name, correction of entry/entries and the compact discs (CDs) Sec. 25. Role of the Off-site Verification Teams Sec. 26. Role of the Regional and Assistant Regional Director and Provincial Election Supervisor Sec. 27. Applicability of other resolutions of the Commission Sec. 28. Effectivity, publication, and dissemination