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FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 9 OF REPUBLIC ACT 10366, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO ESTABLISH PRECINCTS ASSIGNED TO ACCESSIBLE POLLING PLACES EXCLUSIVELY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS"
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Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00045 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 9 OF REPUBLIC ACT 10366, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO ESTABLISH PRECINCTS ASSIGNED TO ACCESSIBLE POLLING PLACES EXCLUSIVELY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS" | |
| SHORT TITLE : Senior Citizens And Persons With Disability Absentee Voting Act Of 2016 | |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to improve the voting experience of the vulnerable sector by assigning an earlier voting day for the elderly and the persons with disability (PWD), thus ensuring an expedited, streamlined and convenient voting process, by mandating the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to designate an "accessible polling place" within the municipal or city hall exclusively for elderly and PWD citizens. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : QUIMBO, ROMERO "MIRO" S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Reform | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Zamora (M.C.) (011 2016-08-16) | 2. Maceda (013 2016-08-22) |
| 3. Nieto (016 2016-08-30) | 4. Romualdo (093 2017-05-23) |
| 5. Del Mar (097 2017-05-31) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2017-05-10 | |
| 2. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2017-05-10 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05661 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2016-07-26 |
Abstract
Aims to improve the voting experience of the vulnerable sector by assigning an earlier voting day for the elderly and the persons with disability (PWD), thus ensuring an expedited, streamlined and convenient voting process, by mandating the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to designate an "accessible polling place" within the municipal or city hall exclusively for elderly and PWD citizens
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