Board of Canvassers
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The Board of Canvassers is an official electoral body in the Philippines responsible for tallying, verifying, and certifying election results within its jurisdiction.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine election authority
ⓘ
electoral body ⓘ |
| chairpersonUsually | provincial election supervisor or city/municipal election officer ⓘ |
| composedOf |
chairperson
ⓘ
members ⓘ vice-chairperson ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| decisionMaking | acts collegially ⓘ |
| electionScope |
local elections
ⓘ
national elections ⓘ plebiscites ⓘ recall elections ⓘ referenda ⓘ |
| goal | ensure accurate and credible canvassing of votes ⓘ |
| hasType |
City Board of Canvassers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
District Board of Canvassers NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipal Board of Canvassers NERFINISHED ⓘ National Board of Canvassers NERFINISHED ⓘ Provincial Board of Canvassers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Philippine elections ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | primarily Filipino and English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic Act No. 7166 NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic Act No. 9369 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfOperation |
city level
ⓘ
district level ⓘ municipal level ⓘ national level ⓘ provincial level ⓘ |
| mayBeChallengedBy | election protests ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | designated canvassing center ⓘ |
| memberIncludes |
provincial board member or city/municipal councilor or their representatives
ⓘ
provincial governor or city/municipal mayor or their representatives ⓘ |
| mustFollow | COMELEC resolutions and general instructions ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Commission on Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
certificate of canvass
ⓘ
statement of votes ⓘ |
| receivesFrom | election returns from precincts ⓘ |
| records | minutes of canvassing proceedings ⓘ |
| responsibility |
canvass votes
ⓘ
certify election results ⓘ proclaim winning candidates within its jurisdiction ⓘ resolve questions affecting the integrity of election returns at the canvassing level ⓘ tally election returns ⓘ verify election results ⓘ |
| subjectTo | supervision and control of the Commission on Elections ⓘ |
| uses | automated election system results where applicable ⓘ |
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