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Observation Form for Observers of the Philippine Midterm Elections 2013 Page ____ of _Observers Name: Organization: City/Municipality(s) visited:

Instructions

Read the questions carefully. Put an x in the appropriate box. If you cannot answer the question, or it is not relevant,

leave it blank. If violations or irregularities occurred, please briefly explain them in the comment section on the back of

the form.

Province:

Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinct No. Precinc

Environment Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Are there roadblocks or people on the roads or near villages blocking access to the center?

Are there individuals inside or near the polling center trying to influence the way people vote?

Is anyone near the center recording the names of voters?

Is the center in a neutral location?

Is polling held in public, and in the place designated by COMELEC?

Were security officials or other unauthorized people inside the polling place?

Voting of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)

Does the polling place have a smooth and level pavement from the street to the main entrance of

the facility?

Is the polling place elevated?

If elevated, is there a ramp for wheelchair users to reach the ground level? Does the ramp have rails on each side? Is the ramp sturdy and non-slippery?

If without a ramp, what provisions are there for wheelchair users? (Use comment section)

Are the corridors and doors sufficiently wide (at least 0.75 m) for wheelchair users to passthrough?

For voting centers with PWDs, are the polling places of precincts located at the ground floor?For clustered precincts with PWDs whose polling place is not on the ground floor, was there an

accessible polling place provided in accordance with COMELEC Res. 9485?

For clustered precincts with PWDs, is there a waiting area established specifically for PWDs?

**For voting centers with PWDs, is there a Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI-PWD) andsupport staff assigned to the polling center? (Only for polling centers with SBEI-PWD)

Is there an express lane dedicated to PWDs?

Is there a sign inside the polling place indicating the location of this express lane andwho could avail of it?

For large polling places, are there parking spaces specifically designated for PWDs?

Are these parking spaces sufficiently labeled/reserved? Are these parking spaces near the PWDs place of destination?

Do the tables and desks to be used for voting have sufficient leg-space for wheelchair users?

Are the toilet facilities suitable for wheelchair users in terms of adequacy of turning spaces?

Are there sufficient signages for PWDs from point of entry to connecting destination?

Are there sufficient communication devices for deaf PWDs such as paper and pen, interpreters,

large prints and guides?

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Before Opening Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Did the BEI show the intact seal on the Book of Voters, ballots and PCOS box?

Did all essential materials arrive, including the voter list, ballot papers, PCOS and ink?

Was the initialization report shown and did it read zero for all candidates and parties?

Were the ballots received counted and the number announced?

Did the precinct open on time (7:00 AM)?

Polling Process Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Were observers and candidate witnesses allowed to observe all aspects of the polling process?

Are names of voters called out clearly?

Were any voters challenged? (if yes, include total and details in comment section)

Are fingers checked for ink?

Can the voters mark and cast their ballots without their choice being seen by anyone?

Were any ballots rejected by the PCOS? (give % and reason in comment section)

Are the voters fingers marked with ink before they leave the precinct?

Was the polling process in the polling station orderly and efficient?Closing the Poll Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Did the precinct close at 7:00 PM?

Were voters in the queue at closing time allowed to vote?

Were unused ballots counted and the total announced?

Were the unused ballots torn in half lengthwise?

Counting Process Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Was the PCOS closed automatic count conducted in view of pollwatchers?

Were 8 copies of local and national returns printed and signed by watchers and BEI?

Were the totals announced and the returns posted in a public place?

Were the returns successfully transmitted electronically?

Did the BEIs print the remaining 22 copies of the election returns?

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Overall Assessment of the Polling and Counting Processes

Instructions for this Section:Put an X next to the statement that best describes your assessment of theelection environment and polling process for the area you observed. If your response is poor or very poor,

please provide further explanation in the comment section.

Very Goodno incidents or irregularities were observed.

Gooda few incidents or irregularities were observed that had no significant effect on the integrity ofthe process.

Averagemany incidents or irregularities were observed that had no significant effect on the integrity

of the process.Poor - incidents or irregularities were observed that could have significantly affected the integrity of the

process.

Very Poor - incidents or irregularities occurred which so affected the integrity of the process as to

render the results from one or more polling centers invalid.

Comments

Instruction for this Section: In the box below, give details of any violations, unusual occurrences, orirregularities that occurred at your polling center. If more space is required attach additional sheets of paper to

the report form.

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