Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB12465 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTING ELECTORAL REFORMS AGAINST POST-ELECTORAL FRAUD, DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE SAME WITH RECLUSION PERPETUA, AND AMENDING THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881) FOR THIS PURPOSE |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: A good number of provisions dealing with acts of tampering or similar fraudulent acts are found under Sec. 261 of the Omnibus Election Code and amendatory laws like R.A. No. 6646 and R.A. No. 7166. These prohibited acts and election offenses, however, do not contemplate the frauds that are committed AFTER the election records and paraphernalia are ostensibly placed in safekeeping and preservation to await the disposition of any election contest. Amendatory provisions should thus be introduced so as to make aforesaid provisions APPLY squarely to POST-ELECTION acts and make these punishable by a much more severe penalty than that presently imposed. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JACOB, JAIME DLS. |
| DATE FILED : 2000-10-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2000-10-16 |
Abstract
Rationale: A good number of provisions dealing with acts of tampering or similar fraudulent acts are found under Sec. 261 of the Omnibus Election Code and amendatory laws like R.A. No. 6646 and R.A. No. 7166. These prohibited acts and election offenses, however, do not contemplate the frauds that are committed AFTER the election records and paraphernalia are ostensibly placed in safekeeping and preservation to await the disposition of any election contest. Amendatory provisions should thus be introduced so as to make aforesaid provisions APPLY squarely to POST-ELECTION acts and make these punishable by a much more severe penalty than that presently imposed.
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