Ferdinand Marcos

“ A registered voter who is illiterate or physically unable to prepare the ballot by himself may choose a person of his confidence to assist him in the preparation of his ballot, preferably a relative by affinity or consanguinity within the fourth civil degree. The person thus chosen shall prepare the ballot for the illiterate or disabled voter inside the voting booth. ”

“ Casting of votes. — Voting shall be by secret ballot which shall be conducted in the barangay center designated by the Commission. It shall start promptly at seven o'clock in the morning and close at six o'clock in the afternoon.
Each voter shall have the right to vote in the order of his entrance to the barangay center, identifying himself to the barangay referendum committee, who will check his name against the barangay list. ”

“ Any person who, without legal authority, destroys, or takes away from the possession of those having legal custody thereof, or from the place where they are legally deposited, any ballot box which contains official ballots or other documents used in the referendum or any referendum results ”

“ Not later than ten days before the day of voting, the Commission on Elections shall designate a barangay center or centers for each barrio or barangay which shall preferably be the barrio hall or any public building where members of the barangay can cast their votes: Provided, That in barrios or barangays where there are more than six hundred registered members, the Commission may authorize the establishment of as many barangay centers for voting purposes in order to facilitate the casting and counting of votes. ”

“ Any person who, for the purpose of disrupting or obstructing referendum processes or causing confusion among the voters propagates false and alarming reports or information regarding any matter related to the printing of the official ballots, the postponement of referendums, and the transfer of barangay centers ”

“ Any person who places under arrest or details a voter without lawful cause, or molests him in such a manner as to obstruct or prevent him from going to the barangay center to cast his vote or from returning home after casting his vote or to compel him to reveal how he voted ”

“ Any public officer, or officer of any commercial, industrial, agricultural, economic or social enterprise, private corporation or association, or any employer, who coerces or intimidates or compels directly or indirectly, any of his subordinates or employees, to aid, campaign or vote for or against any issue in any referendum ”

“ Any person who, without authority, keeps, uses or carries out or causes to be kept, used or carried out, any official ballot or printed proof thereof, type-form mould, electro-type printing plates and any other plates, numbering machines and other printing paraphernalia being used in connection with the printing of official ballots ”

“ Any person who, in the presence or within the hearing of the barangay election committee during any of its meeting, conducts himself in a disorderly manner in such a way as to interrupt or disrupt its work or proceedings to the end of preventing said body from performing its functions, either partly or totally ”

“ Any person who reveals the contents of any ballot in violation of sec. 10 of this decree.
Sec. 18. Jurisdiction of court. — The municipal or city courts as the case may be shall have jurisdiction over all the offenses punishable under this decree, subject to appeal to the court of first instance the decision of which shall be final.
Sec. 19. Prosecution of offenses. — The Commission on Elections shall, through its duly authorized legal officers, have the power to conduct preliminary investigation of all election offenses punishable by this decree and to prosecute the same. ”

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