Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF ABSENTEE VOTING AND REGISTRATION FOR QUALIFIED FILIPINOS ABROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
July 30, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1608, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF ABSENTEE VOTING AND REGISTRATION FOR QUALIFIED FILIPINOS ABROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill proposes a system of absentee voting to actualize the constitutional mandate and to enable our countrymen to exercise their right of suffrage. It proposes a system of registration, voting and canvassing for qualified Filipinos abroad to ensure that they could participate in important political exercises such as elections, referendum, initiative or plebiscite. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lacson (008 ) | 2. Lapus (015 ) |
| 3. Puentebella (022 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: jt. ref'ls as per J.16; p.33(Aug. 27,2001) | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 3570, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2001-08-06 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
Abstract
This bill proposes a system of absentee voting to actualize the constitutional mandate and to enable our countrymen to exercise their right of suffrage. It proposes a system of registration, voting and canvassing for qualified Filipinos abroad to ensure that they could participate in important political exercises such as elections, referendum, initiative or plebiscite.
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