Section 29December 22, 1997, Sec./Art. 29

Election offenses. - In addition to those enumerated in Sections 261 and 262 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, as amended, the following acts shall be penalized as election offenses, whether or not said acts affect the electoral process or results:

(a) Utilizing without authorization, tampering with, destroying or stealing:

(1) Official ballots, election returns, and certificates of canvass of votes used in the System; and

(2) Electronic devices or their components, peripherals or supplies used in the System such as counting machine, memory pack/diskette, memory pack receiver and computer set;

(b) Interfering with, impeding, absconding for purpose of gain, preventing the installation or use of computer counting devices and the processing, storage, generation and transmission of election results, data or information; and

(c) Gaining or causing access to using, altering, destroying or disclosing any computer data, program, system software, network, or any computer-related devices, facilities, hardware or equipment, whether classified or declassified.