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 31, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1783, 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 seeks to allow Filipinos residing or working abroad to exercise their right of suffrage during national elections. It seeks to provide a system of absentee voting by qualified Filipino citizens abroad. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAPUS, JESLI A. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-31 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. 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);j t. ref'l as of J.17; p.25(Aug. 28,2001) |
| 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 APPROPRIATIONS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT |
Abstract
This bill seeks to allow Filipinos residing or working abroad to exercise their right of suffrage during national elections. It seeks to provide a system of absentee voting by qualified Filipino citizens abroad.
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