Question & AnswerQ&A (Commonwealth Act No. 666)
The positions to be elected were the President and Vice-President of the Philippines, Senators, and Members of the House of Representatives.
The election was set to be held on the second Tuesday in November 1941.
Certificates of candidacy must be signed and sworn to by the candidates themselves and filed with the Commission on Elections at least seventy-five days before the election. However, for candidates for national offices, the political party may file the certificate without the candidate's signature or oath.
The certificate filed by the party to which the candidate belongs shall prevail unless the candidate decides otherwise.
Any elective provincial, municipal, or city official running for an office other than the one for which he was last elected shall be considered resigned from his office from the moment of filing his certificate of candidacy.
The ballot shall be uniform throughout the Philippines, be white paper with the Commonwealth coat of arms in the center, contain the words "Official Ballot," the place and date of election, and specific instructions. It allows voting for a straight party ticket or for individual candidates and contains no markings on the reverse side. It also has a section for the voter's thumbmark.
The rules include counting a written party name as a vote for all that party's official candidates, ignoring names written outside designated spaces, invalidating votes with multiple names for the same office, and various rules on counting votes for Senators and straight-party tickets.
The provincial or city board of canvassers proclaims elected the candidate receiving the largest number of votes for each legislative district.
In cases of a tie for the 24th senatorial seat, the National Assembly holds a session within three days’ notice to tied candidates and resolves the tie by drawing lots, then proclaims the winner accordingly.
Inspectors and poll clerks receive a per diem of five pesos per day during board meetings and two days' per diem for the day of the election. The municipal treasurer receives an additional compensation equal to an inspector's salary on election day.