Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPHS (C) AND (D) OF SECTION 70 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 23, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5413, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPHS (C) AND (D) OF SECTION 70 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : This bill proposes to increase the percentage of the registered voters who may initiate recall of any elective official from twenty-five percent (25%) to at least FORTY percent (40%) of the total number of registered voters in the local government unit concerned during the election in which the local official sought to be recalled was elected. > It penalizes any person found guilty of violating this Act by six (6) years imprisonment. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : REAL, ISIDRO JR. E. |
| DATE FILED : 2002-10-23 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6423, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2002-11-11 |
Abstract
This bill proposes to increase the percentage of the registered voters who may initiate recall of any elective official from twenty-five percent (25%) to at least FORTY percent (40%) of the total number of registered voters in the local government unit concerned during the election in which the local official sought to be recalled was elected. > It penalizes any person found guilty of violating this Act by six (6) years imprisonment.
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