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Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR LOCAL ABSENTEE VOTING FOR LAWYERS
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Date filed
July 11, 2016
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01371 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR LOCAL ABSENTEE VOTING FOR LAWYERS | |
| ABSTRACT : Provides for means for lawyers who are stationed away from their residences on election days to cast their votes on national elections in the precincts nearest them, subject to reasonable regulations by the Commission of Election (COMELEC). | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2016-07-11 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Reform | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Maceda (072 2017-02-20) | 2. Abayon (074 2017-02-22) |
| 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 2016-08-01 |
Abstract
Provides for means for lawyers who are stationed away from their residences on election days to cast their votes on national elections in the precincts nearest them, subject to reasonable regulations by the Commission of Election (COMELEC)
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