Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 77 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 881 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
October 13, 2021
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB10380 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 77 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 881 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes to address the issue that substitution of election candidates in case of withdrawal of another (voluntary substitution) may pose confusion and might lead to the manipulation and mockery of the election process.Seeks to reinforce Sec.69 of the Omnibus Election Code that states that a person can be declared a nuisance candidate if it is "shown that said certificate has been filed to put election process in mockery or disrepute…" |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B. |
| DATE FILED : 2021-10-13 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2021-11-08 |
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