The seminar will be back-to-back with another election related topic entitled, “How To Prepare Your Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) to be held on the following day, April 16. (It’s crucial to understand SOCE given that 785 candidates at present are with notice of disqualification from Comelec with grave penalty of perpetual disqualification for the second offense. Moreover, there are now 27 forms on SOCE to be filled up by candidates compared to 11 forms in the 2013 elections). AP/Aaron Favila, file
MANILA, Philippines – The revised General Instructions (GI) on the Election Automation Law – considered the bible for all candidates, poll watchers, lawyers and other practitioners in the campaign and election exercises – has recently been released by Comelec. The Center for Global Best Practices invites all candidates, lawyers, and stakeholders who need to protect their ballots in this election exercise to a pioneering one-day seminar titled “Revised General Instructions on Automated Election: 2016 IRR on Voting, Counting, Canvassing, Transmission, Protest Mechanisms & Continuity Plans for Board of Election Inspectors, Board of Canvassers & Poll Watchers”, scheduled on Friday, April 15 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City.
The seminar will be back-to-back with another election related topic entitled, “How To Prepare Your Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) to be held on the following day, April 16. (It’s crucial to understand SOCE given that 785 candidates at present are with notice of disqualification from Comelec with grave penalty of perpetual disqualification for the second offense. Moreover, there are now 27 forms on SOCE to be filled up by candidates compared to 11 forms in the 2013 elections).
For details and a complete list of seminars you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (02) 842-7148/ 59 and 556-8968/69; Cebu lines (032) 512-3106 or 07 or Baguio line (074) 423-5148.
Listen and learn from one of the foremost authority who crafted and implemented the GI and IRR regarding its interpretation especially on voting, counting, canvassing, transmission, protest mechanisms, continuity plans and other very important issues that everyone must know. The seminar will feature lawyer Rene V. Sarmiento, commissioner of the Comelec from 2006 until February 2013. He is a recognized expert on election law.
He played a central role in the crafting of the General Instruction for Automated Election for the past election. He will give insights on the changes between the 2013 and 2016 GI.
Ignorance of the law and its IRR can cost you a lot of votes. Attend and empower yourself and your poll watchers, lawyers and people on the ground in the May 2016 election. Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the early payment savings and group discounts for three or more participants. This is a limited-seats-only event and pre-registration is required.
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