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BEFORE THINKING ABOUT WHICH CANDIDATES ARE WORTH YOUR
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VOTE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE ALREADY A REGISTERED VOTER.
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IF NOT, GO TO YOUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND ASK FOR
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THE DATE OF THE NEXT REGISTRATION. ACCORDING TO RAPPLER,
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HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD REMEMBER BEFORE
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VOTING:
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FIRST. COME EARLY. VOTING IS ONLY FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM.
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SECOND. LOOK FOR YOUR NAME IN THE VOTERS' LIST POSTED NEAR
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THE PRECINT. YOU CAN ONLY BRING A LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR YOUR
10 PERSONAL GUIDANCE BUT NOT CAMPAIGN MATERIALS. 11 AND LASTLY, WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT, MAKE SURE IT IS 12 NEW AND UNTAMPERED. 13 FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ILLITERATE VOTERS, HERE ARE 14 SOME GUIDELINES THAT WILL HELP YOU IN VOTING. 15 FIRST. THE ILLITERATE VOTERS AND P-W-D’s ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO 16 VOTE, IF THEIR STATUS IS INDICATED ON THE ELECTION DAY’S 17 COMPUTERIZED LIST. 18 SECOND. THE STAFF SHOULD VERIFY IF THE PERSON ASSISTING 19 IS AUTHORIZED BY THE VOTERS THEMSELVES AND SHOULD 20 PREPARE A BALLOT SECRECY FOLDER OR VOTING BOOTH. 21 AND LASTLY, THE PERSON ASSISTING MUST PROMISE THAT HE OR SHE 22 WILL STRICTLY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE SAID VOTER. THEY 23 WILL BE THEN ASKED TO SIGN A DOCUMENT. NOW THAT, YOU HAVE
24 BEEN INFORMED, MAY YOU DO OUR COUNTRY A FAVOR AND BE A 25 RESPONSIBLE VOTER.