Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ASSIGNMENT OR CONTINUANCE IN AN ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THEY ARE RELATED BY CONSAGUINITY OR AFFINITY, WITHIN THE FOURTH CIVIL DEGREE, TO ANY INCUMBENT ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR ANY CANDIDATE FOR A PUBLIC OFFICE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
November 22, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03317 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ASSIGNMENT OR CONTINUANCE IN AN ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THEY ARE RELATED BY CONSAGUINITY OR AFFINITY, WITHIN THE FOURTH CIVIL DEGREE, TO ANY INCUMBENT ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR ANY CANDIDATE FOR A PUBLIC OFFICE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : To forestall the commission of anomalies, the generation of doubt as to the integrity of the election process and to relieve local elections officers of clan pressure, the bill bars the assignment or continuance in assignment of an election officer in areas where the incumbent elective official is a relative by consanguinity or affinity within the fourth civil degree. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAFUERTE, LUIS R. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-11-22 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Gullas (053 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 2004-11-24 |
Abstract
To forestall the commission of anomalies, the generation of doubt as to the integrity of the election process and to relieve local elections officers of clan pressure, the bill bars the assignment or continuance in assignment of an election officer in areas where the incumbent elective official is a relative by consanguinity or affinity within the fourth civil degree.'
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