Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 3030)
A third re-election to the office of provincial governor and municipal president is prohibited. An incumbent may only be re-elected twice to the same office.
A certificate of candidacy must be duly verified and filed within the time fixed by law, declaring the candidate's residency, qualifications, political party affiliation or non-affiliation, post-office address, and a sworn statement of campaign expense budget not exceeding one-third of the office's salary.
The municipal treasurer is responsible for paying expenses in full, which are then prorated between the treasuries of the Insular and provincial governments and the municipal government where the election occurs.
No precinct shall have more than 300 voters and shall comprise contiguous and compact territory as far as practicable. Adjustments must be made if precincts exceed this number.
Sale, dispensing, or offering of intoxicating liquors is prohibited on registration and election days, including the eve of voting and counting. Cockfights and horse races are banned on election days, and no temporary booths for selling wares are allowed within 30 meters of polling places during elections.
The municipal council appoints three inspectors and one poll clerk for each precinct 90 days before the election. Two inspectors must be from the party with the largest vote share in the previous election, and one from the next largest party or political group.
They face imprisonment from one month to five years, fines from 100 to 2,000 pesos, deprivation of suffrage, and disqualification from public office for 7 to 14 years.
Punishable by imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of up to 1,000 pesos, or both, at the court's discretion.
Votes are publicly counted immediately after polls close with all inspectors present. A written statement of results is made, certified, and copies distributed to officials and candidates within hours of counting.
Persons sentenced to at least 18 months imprisonment without pardon, those who violated an oath of allegiance to the US, and insane or feeble-minded individuals are disqualified from voting.