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Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING AN ELECTIVE OFFICIAL IPSO FACTO RESIGNED FROM HIS OFFICE UPON THE FILING OF HIS CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY
Date filed
November 19, 2003
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6579, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING AN ELECTIVE OFFICIAL IPSO FACTO RESIGNED FROM HIS OFFICE UPON THE FILING OF HIS CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY |
| ABSTRACT : Ra 9006 (Fair Election Practices Act) allows any elective public official to run for any public office other than the one he is holding without the risk of losing said office. This is contrary to the constitutional edict for all public official to serve the people with utmost loyalty and not trifle with the mandate which their constituent have entrusted to them. This bill seeks to declare any elective official whether national or local, running for any public office other than the one he is holding as ipso facto resigned from his office upon the filing of the certificate of candidacy. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : NOGRALES, PROSPERO C. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-11-19 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2003-11-25 |
Abstract
Ra 9006 (Fair Election Practices Act) allows any elective public official to run for any public office other than the one he is holding without the risk of losing said office. This is contrary to the constitutional edict for all public official to serve the people with utmost loyalty and not trifle with the mandate which their constituent have entrusted to them. This bill seeks to declare any elective official whether national or local, running for any public office other than the one he is holding as ipso facto resigned from his office upon the filing of the certificate of candidacy.
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