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EARLY VOTING
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47
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06928 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING TO QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA | |
| SHORT TITLE : Providing For Early Voting To Qualified Members Of The Media | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to provide for early voting to qualified members of the media particularly those who will be deployed to cover the conduct of elections in different parts of the country on election day. Their official assignment for the purpose of broadcasting and reportage ensures transparency, integrity and accountability among allpolitical participants which ultimately protects the sanctity of the ballot. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ARNAIZ, GEORGE P. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-10-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Gunigundo | 2. Joson |
| 3. Piamonte | 4. Rodriguez |
| 5. Romualdo | 6. Locsin |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Villafuerte (000 ) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Nograles | 2. Gonzales (N.) |
| 3. De Guzman | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB03570 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02455 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-10-15 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB06622 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-10-15 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-10-15 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2009-11-09 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Nograles, Gonzales (N.), De Guzman | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2010-01-19 | |
| REMARKS : On Jan. 19, 2010, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; terminated the period of amendments; and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2010-01-20 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2010-01-26 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:192 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2010-02-01 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Escudero, Gordon, Pimentel |
Abstract
Seeks to provide for early voting to qualified members of the media particularly those who will be deployed to cover the conduct of elections in different parts of the country on election day. Their official assignment for the purpose of broadcasting and reportage ensures transparency, integrity and accountability among allpolitical participants which ultimately protects the sanctity of the ballot.
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