Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF ABSENTEE VOTING AND REGISTRATION FOR QUALIFIED FILIPINOS OVERSEAS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
August 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2061, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF ABSENTEE VOTING AND REGISTRATION FOR QUALIFIED FILIPINOS OVERSEAS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : The right to suffrage must be extended to all Filipinos overseas because the status of living or working overseas is not a disqualificatio n under the law. Many foreign countries extend voting rights to their citizens abroad; why should the Philippines be an exception? | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : NACHURA, ANTONIO EDUARDO B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nograles (013 ) | 2. Echiverri (020 ) |
| 3. Zamora (022 ) | 4. Espino (035 ) |
| 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 2001-08-13 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
Abstract
The right to suffrage must be extended to all Filipinos overseas because the status of living or working overseas is not a disqualificatio n under the law. Many foreign countries extend voting rights to their citizens abroad; why should the Philippines be an exception?
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