Section 1.
Accreditation of Political Parties. — The Commission on Elections shall
adopt a system of accreditation of political parties in accordance with
the provisions of Section 8, Article XII (C) of the Constitution.
For the purpose of such accreditation, a political party shall include
political groups, aggrupations, organizations or associations of
persons pursuing the same political ideals in government.
Sec. 2. Rights and Privileges of Accredited
Political Parties. — The following shall be the rights and privileges
of accredited political parties:
(a) Nomination of official candidates. — Duly
accredited political parties shall be entitled to nominate official
candidates in the constituency to which they are accredited. In case an
election is conducted allowing the optional or block-voting system,
only official candidates of duly accredited political parties can be
voted as a block or as a party ticket. However, no political group or
party, not otherwise accredited, shall be deprived of the right to
nominate its own official candidates.
(b) Party campaign expenditures. — Only a duly
accredited political party shall be entitled to spend for the election
of its official candidates in the aggregate amount authorized under
Section 52 of the 1978 Election Code.
The expense of political parties not otherwise accredited although
registered, shall be considered as expenses of its individual
candidates and subject to the limitation under Section 51 of the 1978
Election Code.
(c) Representatives in the printing of official
ballots. — Accredited political parties shall be entitled to have
representatives in the printing of official ballots and other election
forms.
(d) Representation in the verification of official
ballots. — They shall also be entitled to have representation in the
verification of official ballots and other election forms as provided
for in the 1978 Election Code.
(e) Share in the COMELEC Space and Time. — They shall
be entitled to share in the "COMELEC Space" and "COMELEC Time" apart
from the space and time purchased by its official candidates.
Political parties not otherwise accredited, but registered, shall be
entitled to have a common representation in the above-cited stages of
the election process.
Sec. 3. Promulgation of Rules. — The Commission on
Elections shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to
implement this law.
Sec. 4. Repealing Clause. — All the laws,
executive orders, rules and regulations, and parts thereof which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,
amended, or modified accordingly.
Sec. 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect
immediately.
Approved: December 22,
1979.
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