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Full Title of Bill
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND ADOPTING A SYSTEM OF ONLINE REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 29, 32, 33 AND 45 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8189, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "VOTER'S REGISTRATION ACT OF 1996"
Short Title
AMENDING SECTIONS REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8189 (VOTER'S REGISTRATION ACT OF 1996)
Text as Filed (File)
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
Date filed
February 21, 2023
Date Read
February 21, 2023
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Session Sequence No.
60
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Bill Status
Approved by the House on 2023-03-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-07
Committee Details
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Date Approved on Third Reading (HRep)
March 6, 2023
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND ADOPTING A SYSTEM OF ONLINE REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 2, 3, 8, 9,10,12,13, 22, 23, 24, 29, 32, 33 AND 45 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8189, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ''VOTER'S REGISTRATION ACT OF 1996'' [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2023 ] Introduced by Representatives FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ, JUDE A. ACIDRE, ROBERT ACE S. BARBERS, HARRIS CHRISTOPHER M. ONGCHUAN, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 6, 2023; 3/7/2023 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 3/13/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION and FINANCE; 3/15/2023 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND ADOPTING A SYSTEM OF ONLINE REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 2, 3, 8, 9,10,12,13, 22, 23, 24, 29, 32, 33 AND 45 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8189, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ''VOTER'S REGISTRATION ACT OF 1996'' [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2023 ] Introduced by Representatives FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ, JUDE A. ACIDRE, ROBERT ACE S. BARBERS, HARRIS CHRISTOPHER M. ONGCHUAN, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 6, 2023; 3/7/2023 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 3/13/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION and FINANCE; 3/15/2023 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Seeks to establish a system of registration that ensures and guarantees a clean, complete, permanent, and updated list of voters, and adopts and make use of technologies that shall facilitate and allow the automated and online registration of voters. Provides for the list of documents as valid proof of residence to register as a voter. Prohibits the transfer of a voter's registration to another barangay within one hundred twenty (120) days before a regular election and ninety (90) days before a special election. Provides for the cancellation of the registration records of those who have died as certified by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on a quarterly basis.
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