Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF ELECTION RETURNS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
August 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1931, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF ELECTION RETURNS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Any law to the contrary notwithstanding , any member of the Board of Election Inspectors or Board of Canvassers who tampers, increases, or decreases the votes received by a candidate in any election after the announcement of the results thereof in the polling place, unless so ordered by the Commission on Elections or a competent court, shall be criminally liable for serious election offense and if found guilty, shall: (1) Be punished with imprisonment of not less than six years and one day butnot more than twelve years; (2) Be dusqualified for holding public office; and (3) Be deprived of the right of suffrage. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYON, HARLIN CAST | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Echiverri (019 ) | 2. Zialcita (022 ) |
| 3. Cuenco (039 ) | 4. Nicolas (040 ) |
| 5. Tulagan (049 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2001-08-08 |
Abstract
Any law to the contrary notwithstanding , any member of the Board of Election Inspectors or Board of Canvassers who tampers, increases, or decreases the votes received by a candidate in any election after the announcement of the results thereof in the polling place, unless so ordered by the Commission on Elections or a competent court, shall be criminally liable for serious election offense and if found guilty, shall: (1) Be punished with imprisonment of not less than six years and one day butnot more than twelve years; (2) Be dusqualified for holding public office; and (3) Be deprived of the right of suffrage.
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