Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PARTY LIST SYSTEM ACT"
Date filed
January 22, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5624, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PARTY LIST SYSTEM ACT" |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to amend the Party-List System Act by (1) ensuring that the party-list election is limited to groups with special concenrs and interest; (2) proposing that the registration of party-list be completed in as short a period of tome as possible; (3) proposing a system of allocating seats for the qualified party-list organization to ensure that more if not all of the available seats are occupied; (4) discouraging nominees to change affiliation while they are seated; and (5) encouraging widespread education of the voters regarding the party-list system. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLANUEVA, EMMANUEL JOEL J. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-01-22 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Bernardo-lokin |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6479, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2003-01-28 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to amend the Party-List System Act by (1) ensuring that the party-list election is limited to groups with special concenrs and interest; (2) proposing that the registration of party-list be completed in as short a period of tome as possible; (3) proposing a system of allocating seats for the qualified party-list organization to ensure that more if not all of the available seats are occupied; (4) discouraging nominees to change affiliation while they are seated; and (5) encouraging widespread education of the voters regarding the party-list system.
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