Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DISQUALIFYING FROM FILING A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY FOR ANY POSITION IN ANY NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTION PERSONS CHARGED WITH AND DETAINED FOR OR CONVICTED OF NON-BAILABLE OFFENSES
Date filed
July 28, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01854 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DISQUALIFYING FROM FILING A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY FOR ANY POSITION IN ANY NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTION PERSONS CHARGED WITH AND DETAINED FOR OR CONVICTED OF NON-BAILABLE OFFENSES |
| ABSTRACT : This bill mandates that any person who has been declared by competent authority to be insane or incompetent, or has been sentenced by final judgment for subversion, insurrection, rebellion or for any offense for which he has been sentenced to a penalty of more than eighteen months or for a crime involving moral turpitude, shall be disqualified to be a candidate and to hold any office, unless he has been given plenary pardon or granted amnesty. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BUESER, DANTON Q. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-28 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Solis (006 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2004-08-09 |
Abstract
This bill mandates that any person who has been declared by competent authority to be insane or incompetent, or has been sentenced by final judgment for subversion, insurrection, rebellion or for any offense for which he has been sentenced to a penalty of more than eighteen months or for a crime involving moral turpitude, shall be disqualified to be a candidate and to hold any office, unless he has been given plenary pardon or granted amnesty.'
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