Election 2013 Election Procedure

2013 ELECTION COUNTDOWN

The 2013 Philippine general election on May 13, 2013 will be a midterm election, as the officials elected will be sworn in on June 30, 2013, or midway from President Benigno Aquino III's term of office. There will be elected 12 senators, 229 district members of the House of Representatives, 80 provincial governors, 80 provincial vice governors, 766 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature), 138 city mayors, 138 city vice mayors, 1,532 members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council), 1,496 municipal mayors, 1,496 municipal vice mayors, and 11,972 members of the Sangguniang Bayan (municipal council). In the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), there will be elected one regional governor, one regional vice governor, and 24 regional assemblymen.[1] Party-list representatives will also be elected. In total, there will be 18,022 national and local positions decided.Barangay officials, including barangay captains, will not be elected in May. The 2013 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections are scheduled to be held in October 2013.

Here are simple reminders when Voting:

• Bring your valid voters ID with your registration stub and present it to your voting precinct on May 13. Your credit card won’t be honored, so don’t even try. :)
• Get your ballot from the Board of Election Inspectors area and listen carefully to the instructions that will be given. This means stop texting and pay attention! :)
• Double check the ballot. Make sure it has no noticeable marks and shadings. Don’t be an instrument for cheating. :)
• Fill up the ballot only in the voting area. Shade the circle carefully beside the name of the candidate you want to vote for, and do not over-vote. For example, we only need 1 Governor, not two, so shade only one name for that position.:)
• Proceed to the counting machine area and insert your ballot in the appropriate slot. Pay attention to the screen because a confirmation message will appear to indicate that your vote has been successfully read.:)
• Even if you are voting in an automated election environment, you cannot escape indelible inking. Enjoy a blue fingernail for at least two days.
• Congratulations! You have just exercised your right to vote.Pray there won’t be massive blackouts across the country when the votes are counted.:)

Watch this video for election procedure.

source : wikipedia.org and youtube.com