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OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE ELECTION LAWS, RULES AND PROCEDURES

Violation of this Act and the rules and regulations of

the COMELEC issued to implement this Act shall be an

election offense punishable under the first and second

paragraphs of Section 264 of the Omnibus Election Code

(Batas Pambansa Blg. 881).

Section 14. Repealing Clause. — Section 67 and 85 of

the Omnibus Election Code (Batas Pambansa Blg. 881)

and Sections 10 and 11 of Republic Act No. 6646 are

hereby repealed. As a consequence, the first proviso in

the third paragraph of Section 11 of Republic Act No. 8436

is rendered ineffective. All laws, presidential decrees,

executive

orders,

rules

and

regulations, or any part

thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are

hereby repealed or modified or amended accordingly.

Section 15. Separability Clause. — If any provision or

part

hereof

is

held

invalid

or

unconstitutional,

the

remainder of this Act not otherwise affected shall remain

in full force and effect.

Section 16. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect

immediately upon its approval.

Approved: February 12, 2001

RA No 9189 | The Overseas Absentee

Voting Act of 2013

As amended by RA No 10590

[IRR] RA 9189 The Rules and Regulations Implementing

the Overseas Voting Act of 2003

[IRR] RA 10590 The Rules and Regulations Implementing

the Overseas Voting Act of 2003 as amended

February 13, 2003

As amended by RA No 10590, May 27, 2013

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF OVERSEAS

ABSENTEE VOTING BY QUALIFIED CITIZENS OF THE

PHILIPPINES

ABROAD,

APPROPRIATING

FUNDS

THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be

it

enacted

by

the

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives

of

the

Philippines

in

Congress

assembled :

Section 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as

"The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2013." (as amended

by RA No 10590)

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. —

It is the prime

duty of the State to provide a system of honest and

orderly overseas voting that upholds the secrecy and

sanctity of the ballot. Towards this end, the State ensures

equal

opportunity

to

all

qualified

citizens

of

the

Philippines abroad in the exercise of this fundamental

right. (as amended by RA No 10590)

Section 3. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this

Act:

(a) Certified List of Overseas Voters (CLOV) refers to

the list of registered overseas voters whose applications to

vote overseas have been approved by the Commission,

said list to be prepared by the Office for Overseas Voting

of

the

Commission,

on

a

country-by-country

and

post-by-post basis. The list shall be approved by the

Commission in an en banc resolution.

(b)

Commission

refers

to

the

Commission

on

Elections.

(c) Day of Election refers to the actual date of

elections in the Philippines.

(d) Department of Foreign Affairs Overseas Voting

Secretariat (DFA-OVS) refers to the secretariat based at

the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) home office

tasked to assist the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV)

under the Commission, and to direct, coordinate and

oversee

the

participation

of

the

DFA

in

the

implementation of the Overseas Voting Act.

(e)

Field

Registration

refers

to

the

conduct

of

registration

of

overseas

voters

at

predetermined

locations, either in the Philippines, as may be determined

by the Commission, or outside the posts, upon the

favorable recommendation of the DFA-OVS, both being

of

limited

duration

and

based

on

the

guidelines

prescribed by the Commission for that exclusive purpose;

the government shall not collect fees for the same.

(f)

Mobile

Registration

refers

to the conduct of

registration of overseas voters at various locations outside

the posts, other than at field registrations, undertaken as

part of the posts' mobile consular and outreach activities

to Filipinos within their jurisdictions.

(g) Municipal/City/District Registry of Overseas Voters

(ROV) refers to the consolidated list prepared, approved

and

maintained

by

the

Commission

for

every

municipality/city/district

of

overseas

voters

whose

applications for registration as such, including those

registered voters under Republic Act No. 8189, 'Voter's

Registration Act of 1996′, who applied for certification as

overseas voters, have been approved by the Election

Registration Board and/or resident Election Registration

Board.

(h) National Registry of Overseas Voters (NROV) refers

to

the

consolidated

list

prepared,

approved

and

maintained by the Commission of overseas voters whose

applications for registration as overseas voters, including

those registered voters under Republic Act No. 8189 who

have applied to be certified as overseas voters, have been

approved by the resident Election Registration Board,

indicating the post where the overseas voter is registered.

(i) Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) refers to the

Office of the Commission tasked to oversee and supervise

the effective implementation of the Overseas Voting Act.

(j) Overseas Voter refers to a citizen of the Philippines

who is qualified to register and vote under this Act, not

otherwise disqualified by law, who is abroad on the day of

elections.

(k) Overseas Voting refers to the process by which

qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad exercise their

right to vote.

(l) Posts refer to the Philippine embassies, consulates,

foreign

service

establishments

and

other

Philippine

government agencies maintaining offices abroad and

having jurisdiction over the places where the overseas

voters reside.

(m) Resident Election Registration Board (RERB)

refers to the in-house Election Registration Board in every

post and in the OFOV, which processes, approves or

disapproves

all

applications

for

registration

and/or

certification

as

overseas

voters,

including

the

deactivation, reactivation and cancellation of registration

records.

(n)

Seafarers

refer

to

ship

officers

and

ratings

manning

ships,

including

offshore

workers,

service

providers and fishermen, as denned in the revised rules

on the issuance of seafarer's identification and record

book of the Maritime Industry Authority.

(o) Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group

(SBRCG)

refers

to

the

group

constituted

by

the

Commission

to

receive

and

take

custody

of

all

accountable

and

other

election forms, supplies and

paraphernalia from the OFOV for transmittal to the

Special Board of Election Inspectors and Special Board of

Canvassers.

(p) Special Board of Canvassers (SBOC) refers to the

body

deputized

by

the Commission to canvass the

overseas voting election returns submitted to it by the

Special Board of Election Inspectors.

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