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OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE ELECTION LAWS, RULES AND PROCEDURES

The

Commission

shall

introduce

a

permanent

numbering of all precincts which shall be indicated by

Arabic numerals and a letter of the English alphabet.

Original or mother precincts shall be indicated by the

Arabic numeral and letter "A of the English alphabet.

Spin-off or daughter precincts shall be indicated by the

Arabic numeral and letter of the English alphabet starting

with letter B and so on.

No territory comprising an election precinct shall be

altered or a new precinct be established at the start of

the election period.

Splitting of an original precinct or merger of two or

more original precincts shall not be allowed without

redrawing the precinct map/s one hundred twenty (120)

days before election day.

Section

6.

Arrangement

of

Precincts.

Every

barangay

shall

have

at

least one (1) precinct. Each

precinct, shall have no more than two hundred (200)

voters

and

shall

comprise

contiguous and compact

territories.

a) A precinct shall be allowed to have less than 200

registered voters under the following conditions:

1) As soon as the 200-limit for every precinct has been

reached, a spin-off or daughter precinct shall be created

automatically by the Commission to accommodate voters

residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the original

precinct. Thereafter, a separate list of new voters shall be

prepared by the Election Officer; and

2) An island or group of islands with less than two

hundred

(200) voters may comprise one (1) original

precinct.

b) Every case of alteration of precincts shall be duly

announced by posting a notice thereof in a conspicuous

place in the precinct, in the office of the election officer

and in the city or municipal hall and by providing political

parties and candidates a list of all the precincts at the

start of the campaign period; and

c) Consolidation or merger of at most three (3)

precincts

may

be

allowed:

Provided,

That

the

computerized counting shall be implemented: Provided,

further, That the merger of such precincts shall be

effected ninety (90) days before election day.

Section

7.

General

Registration

of

Voters.

Immediately after the barangay elections in 1997, the

existing certified list of voters shall cease to be effective

and operative. For purpose of the May 1998 elections and

all elections, plebiscites, referenda, initiatives, and recalls

subsequent thereto, the Commission shall undertake a

general registration of voters before the Board of Election

Inspectors on June 14, 15, 21, and 22 and, subject to the

discretion of the Commission, on June 28 and 29, 1997 in

accordance with this Act.

Section 8. System of Continuing Registration of

Voters. The personal filing of application of registration of

voters shall be conducted daily in the office of the

Election

Officer

during

regular

office

hours.

No

registration shall, however, be conducted during the

period starting one hundred twenty (120) days before a

regular election and ninety (90) days before a special

election.

Section 9. Who may Register. All citizens of the

Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law who are at

least eighteen (18) years of age, and who shall have

resided in the Philippines for at least one (1) year, and in

the place wherein they propose to vote, for at least six (6)

months immediately preceding the election, may register

as a voter.

Any person who temporarily resides in another city,

municipality or country solely by reason of his occupation,

profession,

employment

in

private or public service,

educational

activities,

work

in

the

military or naval

reservations within the Philippines, service in the Armed

Forces of the Philippines, the National Police Forces, or

confinement or detention in government institutions in

accordance with law, shall not be deemed to have lost his

original residence.

Any person, who, on the day of registration may not

have reached the required age or period of residence but,

who, on the day of the election shall possess such

qualifications, may register as a voter.

Section 10. Registration of Voters. A qualified voter

shall be registered in the permanent list of voters in a

precinct of the city or municipality wherein he resides to

be able to vote in any election. To register as a voter, he

shall

personally

accomplish

an

application

form

for

registration as prescribed by the Commission in three (3)

copies before the Election Officer on any date during

office hours after having acquired the qualifications of a

voter.

The application shall contain the following data:

a) Name, surname, middle name, and/or maternal

surname;

b) Sex;

c) Date, and place of birth;

d) Citizenship;

e) Civil status, if married, name of spouse;

f) Profession, occupation or work;

g) Periods of residence in the Philippines and in the

place of registration;

h) Exact address with the name of the street and

house

number

for

location

in

the

precinct

maps

maintained by the local office of the Commission, or in

case there is none, a brief description of his residence,

sitio, and barangay;

i) A statement that the applicant possesses all the

qualifications of a voter;

j) A statement that the applicant is not a registered

voter of any precinct; and

k) Such information or data as may be required by the

Commission.

The application for registration shall contain three (3)

specimen signatures of the applicant, clear and legible

rolled prints of his left and right thumbprints, with four (4)

identification

size

copies

of

his

latest

photograph,

attached thereto, to be taken at the expense of the

Commission.

Before the applicant accomplishes his application for

registration, the Election Officer shall inform him of the

qualifications and disqualifications prescribed by law for

a voter, and thereafter, see to it that the accomplished

application contains all the data therein required and

that the applicant’s specimen signatures, fingerprints,

and photographs are properly affixed in all copies of the

voter’s application.

Section 11. Disqualification. The following shall be

disqualified from registering:

a) Any person who has been sentenced by final

judgment to suffer imprisonment of not less than one (1)

year, such disability not having been removed by plenary

pardon or amnesty: Provided, however, That any person

disqualified

to

vote

under

this

paragraph

shall

automatically reacquire the right to vote upon expiration

of five (5) years after service of sentence;

b) Any person who has been adjudged by final

judgment by a competent court or tribunal of having

committed any crime involving disloyalty to the duly

constituted

government

such

as

rebellion,

sedition,

violation

of the firearms laws or any crime against

national security, unless restored to his full civil and

political rights in accordance with law: Provided, That he

shall automatically reacquire the right to vote upon

expiration of five (5) years after service of sentence; and

c) Insane or incompetent persons declared as such by

competent authority unless subsequently declared by

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