Sample Ballots and Voter Info Distribution Act

Republic Act No. 7904 requires the Commission on Elections to provide election materials to every registered voter.
Republic Act No. 7904 mandates distribution at least thirty (30) days before an election.
Republic Act No. 7904 ensures voters receive an official sample ballot, a voter information sheet, and a list of candidates.

The Commission on Elections must provide the board of election inspectors with official sample ballots at the rate of thirty (30) ballots per polling place.
The official sample ballots must be printed on colored paper, in all respects like the official ballots, but bearing the words “Official Sample Ballot”.
The official sample ballots must be used to demonstrate how to fill out and fold the official ballots properly.
No name of any actual candidate may be written on the voting spaces of the official sample ballots.
The official sample ballots must not be used for voting.

At least thirty (30) days before an election, the Commission on Elections must furnish every registered voter through any of these means:
- registered mail with return card,
- personal service with a corresponding receipt to be signed by the voter or any person who knows the voter, or
- any other practicable means.
Each registered voter must receive an unfilled official sample ballot, a voter information sheet, and a list of all registered national, provincial and city candidates to be voted in the election.
The voter information sheet must include:
- the voter’s name,
- the voter’s address,
- the precinct and the place where the voter is registered,
- simplified instructions on casting votes.
The list of candidates must list names in alphabetical order under their respective party affiliation.
Each candidate entry must contain a one-line statement not to exceed three (3) words of the candidate’s occupation or profession.

For printing the names of candidates for national offices, alphabetical order must be democratized using a three-column format:
- first column: from A to Z,
- second column: starts with “I - Z” and thereafter “A-H”,
- third column: starts with “Q - Z” and thereafter “A-P”.
The information may be contained in a single sheet or booklet form.
The number and location of the voters’ polling place must be prominently indicated in the voter information materials.
Persons nominated under the party-list system must be included in the candidate list.

The material provided under Section 1 must be printed in the language or dialect understood by a majority of the voters in the region.