Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT CLASSIFYING ELECTION OFFENSES AND PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
March 8, 2000
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB09864
FULL TITLE : AN ACT CLASSIFYING ELECTION OFFENSES AND PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to impose upon the offender the penalties of prision correccional and prision mayor which have the same numbner of years of imprisonment for serious and less serious election offenses, respectively, under the Election Code of 1978.It likewise, seeks to INCREASE the fine of offenders to not less than one hundred thousand nor more than one million pesos, in addition to the penalty of DISQUALIFICATIO N to hold public office and deprivate of right of sufrage.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROSALES, LORETTA ANN P.
DATE FILED : 2000-03-08
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. 2.
3. 4.
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2000-03-14

Abstract

This bill seeks to impose upon the offender the penalties of prision correccional and prision mayor which have the same numbner of years of imprisonment for serious and less serious election offenses, respectively, under the Election Code of 1978.It likewise, seeks to INCREASE the fine of offenders to not less than one hundred thousand nor more than one million pesos, in addition to the penalty of DISQUALIFICATIO N to hold public office and deprivate of right of sufrage.

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