Acronyms and Abbreviations
| CD | Compact Disc |
| COMSEC | Office of the COMELEC Secretary |
| COC | Certificate of Canvass/ Office of the Clerk of the Commission |
| CTC | Certified True Copy |
| DFA | Department of Foreign Affairs |
| EAC | Election Appeal Cases |
| EBAD | Elections and Barangay Affairs Department |
| ECAD | Electoral Contests Adjudication Department |
| EID | Education and Information Department |
| EM | Election Matters |
| EPC | Election Protest Cases |
| ER | Election Returns |
| ERSD | Election Records and Statistics Department |
| FIM | Field Implementation Monitoring Section, SOD, ITD |
| ITD | Information Technology Department |
| JRD | Judicial Records Division, ECAD |
| PES | Provincial Election Supervisor |
| OED | Office of the Executive Director |
| OPES | Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor |
| OR | Official Receipt |
| RED | Regional Election Director |
| SOD | Systems Operations Division, ITD |
| SOV | Statement of Votes |
| SPA | Special Action |
| SPC | Special Cases |
| SPD | Systems and Programs Division, ITD |
| SPP | Special Proceedings |
| SPR | Special Relief Cases |
| TRO | Temporary Restraining Order |