Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, ,Article 9-C, Section 2, Para. 9, provides that one of the main 
functions of the Commission on Elections is to “submit to the President and the Congress 
a comprehensive report on the conduct of each election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum 
or recall.” (emphasis supplied) 
Although the Comelec has been complying with this provision after every regular 
elections, basic electoral data contained in the report are not even complete, let alone 
comprehensive. Interested parties, candidates, and researchers find the voluminous report 
of very limited value because the data in these reports are not comparable. 
As an implementing act of the aforementioned constitutional provision, this bill 
defines the word “comprehensive” in terms of the minimum contents of such report. By 
providing the minimum contents of the report, the objective of the bill is to ensure that the 
Comelec report shall contain basic and complete.electorai data as a matter of record. 
Further, it provides that the report be made automatically available in the National Library, 
all libraries of state colleges and universities, provincial or city or municipal libraries. 
This bill is’a product of several public hearings conducted last Congress. 


Intioduced by Sendtor Miriam Del’ensor Sanmso 
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MINIMUM CONTENTS OF A 
CONIPREHENSIVE?1EPORT OF ELECTIONS TO ‘THE 
PRESIDENT 
AND TO CONGRESS BY TKE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS 
Be it ei7acted by /he Senate fl17d Hoirse qf Represei?ltrtivees of the Phihppftzes in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. %or/ Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Comprehensive 
COMELEC Report Act.” 
SEC. 2. 
Deciniufion qfPo!icj!. - It is the policy of the State to document 
significant political processes such as elections. 
Commission on 
Elections is directed by the Constitution to prepare and submit a comprehensive report on 
the conduct of each election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum and recall to the President 
In line with this, 
and to Congress. 
SEC 3 
Nature mid Conteiits of the Comprehensive Report - A 
comprehensive COMELEC Report to the President and the Congress after every regular 
or special election shall contain, hut not limited to, the following. 
A Narrative Assessment 
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A complete but concise explanation on the context of the election(s) 
conducted and the election calendar 
2) 
Amendments to and salient features of the election code and other laws 
governing the conduct of the electoral exercise 
3) 
Cost of Administering the Particular Political Exercise 
a) 
the actual cost of the election to the national and local 
governments, if any 
b) 
Other information which the Commission on Elections deem important 
breakdown of expenditures by item 
4) 


B Basic Electoral Data 
1) 
On Voters 
a) 
b) 
number of voters who actually voted (voters’ 
turnout) per 
cit ylmunicipalit y 
c) 
and cancelled 
number of registered voters per cityimunicipality 
number of the Voters’ Registration Records (VRRs) used 
2) 
On Precincts 
a) 
preceding elections by city/municipality 
b) 
consideration by city/municipality 
c) 
number of precincts that functioned in the immediately 
number of precincts newly created for the election under 
total number of precincts for the election under review by 
cit y/municipality 
d) 
number of precincts that actually hnctioned or failed to 
hnction by cityimunicipality and the grand total number of 
precincts nationwide 
On the Number of Ballots, Election Returns, Ballot Boxes and All 
3) 
Other Accountable Forms 
a) 
number of printed ballots, election returns and other 
accountable forms 
b) 
other accountable forms actually used, spoiled and unused 
number of ballots, election returns, ballot boxes and all 
4) 
On Candidates 
a) 
b) 
position 
list of all candidates, party affiliation and their profession 
number of votes each candidate garnered by type of 
b 1 
for president and vice-president - the results by 
province and city in all other regions except NCR where it is by city 
and municipality 
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b 2 
b 3 
b 4  
for senators - the results by province 
for congressmen - the results by district 
for governor, vice-governor and members of the 
Sangguniang Panlalawigan - the results by province 
b 5 
for mayors, vice-mayors and members of the 
Sangguniang 
Pangbayan/Panlungsod 
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the 
results 
by 
city/municipality or district 
c) 
On election protests, violence and other election violations and 
amount and sources of campaign funds, if already available 
5) 
offenses 
a) 
election(s) being reported 
b) number of election related incidents of violence, offenses and 
violations of the election law by provinces and cities for all regions 
list and status of election protests filed with regards to the 
except for NCR where it will be by cities and municipalities 
6) 
Other data which the Commission on Elections may deem 
important 
SEC. 4. 
Date of Publication - The COMELEC shall submit the 
comprehensive Report at exactly six months or at most, one (1) year after the holding of a 
regular or special election. 
SEC. 5 .  
Disseniination of and Accessibiliiy to the Report. - In addition to 
the President and the Congress, the COMELEC shall provide copies of the Report to all 
public libraries. 
SEC. 6. 
Repealing Clazise. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent with the provisions of 
this Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. I .  
Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is 
declared unconstitutional., the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby 
shall remain in force and effect 


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SEC 8 
Eflectn~zly - This Act shall take effect fiReen (15) days from the 
dates of its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation 
Approved