Election

and
Polictical
 Election
• It is a formal decision
making process by
which the citizens of
the country vote and
select certain officials
General Local
Elections Elections

Types of
Election

National
Special Elections
Elections
General Elections- Held for the purpose
of electing national and local officials
simultaneously.
National Elections-Conducted to elect
the President,Vice president,and
members of congress.
Local Elections-held for purpose of
selecting officials in the
region,provinces,cities,and
municapalities.
Rules Governing
Elections in the
Philippines
 Comelec
•This commission is
empowered to
supervice every
aspects of
campaigns and
Election on campaign Period:
Campaign period for the
President ,Vice President,and
Senator is 90 days before the
election,and 45 days before
the day of election for
members of the House of
Representative
 is a subdivision of an
electoral district,
typically a contiguous
area within which all
electors go to a single
polling place to cast
their ballots.
Registration of Voters:It is held
on the 5th Saturday prior to
the day of election for those
who are to reach 18 yrs of age
before the day of election,and
for those qualifies to cast their
vote,but not included in the
list of voters
Common Poster area-the
COMELEC is empowered to
designate common poster areas
in the baranggay where
candidates can post their
election propaganda
announcing their candidacy.
Official Watchers: every
political party and
candidates is entitled to
one watcher in every
polling place and
canvasing center.
Board of Canvassers:
in every province,city,and
municipality,a board of
canvasserd is consituted
and composed of
provincial election
supervisor
PLEBESCITE
It is the name given to a
vote of the people
expressing their choice for
or against a proposed law or
enactment submitted to
them.
POLITICAL PARTY
• People come together to
contest elections in
order to hold power in
the government
Main Poltical Parties in the
Philippines
 Characteristic of a Political Party
• Primary Characteristic : Objective to
control the exercise of governmental
powers by placing its own members
in the public offices through which
the policies of government are
determined.
• SecondaryCharacteristic :
Intention to use governmental
powers for purposed which
meet with the general approval
of its leaders and the rank and
file of its membership
 Party Systems
• One-party systems
• Two-party systems
• Dominant-party systems
• Multi-party systems