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COMELEC
Resolution No. 3254
RULES
AND REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN OBSERVERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 14,
2001
NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.
COMELEC
RESOLUTION NO. 3254
RULES
AND REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN OBSERVERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 14,
2001
NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS,
foreigners or groups of foreigners may be coming to observe the May 14,
2001 national and local elections;
WHEREAS,
there is a necessity to regulate the activities of foreign observers in
the elections;
NOW, THEREFORE,
pursuant to the powers vested in it by the Constitution,
the Omnibus
Election Code, and other
election laws, the Commission has resolved to promulgate as it
hereby
promulgates, the following rules and regulations:
Section 1. Accreditation.
- Any foreigner or foreign group, organization, committee or
association,
representing government or private interests, who may want to observe
the
May 14, 2001 elections, shall, at any time following the effectivity of
this resolution, file an application for accreditation with the
Commission
through its Education and Information Department.
Sec. 2. Documentary
Requirements. - The letter of application shall be supported by the
following documents:
[a] Duly
accomplished
information sheet;
[b] Two
(2)
ID size photographs of the application; and
[c]
Endorsement
by the Ambassador or Consul of the home country of the applicant/s.
Sec. 3. Identification
Cards. - Upon approval of the application, the commission shall
issue
individual identification cards to the accredited foreign observers.
Sec. 4. Privileges.
- Duly accredited foreign observers shall have the following
privileges:
[a] Before
election day:
(1) Request
any official of the government, representatives of registered political
parties, organizations or coalitions, candidates or their
representatives,
representatives of media, private firms or organizations, any political
party or candidate for interview or briefing on the coming electoral
exercise;
(2)
Observe
the continuing registration of voters and other preparation activities
the offices of the election officers.
[b] On
election
day:
Observe the
conduct of election in any locality, interview voters, political
leaders
and other individuals outside the polling place, and document these by
means of audio, visual or audio visual recordings, subject to the
prohibition
under section 5 hereof.
[c] After
the
elections:
(1) Observe
the counting of votes by the boards of election inspector and
canvassing
of results of votes conducted by the municipal, city, provincial,
district
and regional boards of canvassers; and
(2)
Observe
the canvassing proceeding s of the Commission acting as the National
Board
of Canvassers for Senators.
Sec. 5. Prohibited
acts. - It shall be unlawful for any foreigner, whether juridical
or
natural person to:
(1) aid any
candidate or political party directly, or indirectly;
(2) take
part
in or influence in any manner the election;
(3)
contribute
or make any expenditure in connection with any election campaign or
partisan
political activity;
(4) enter
any
poling place during voting hours; and
(5) enter
places
reserved for voters or for the board of election inspectors or to
mingle
and talk the polling place.
Sec. 6. Penalty
for Violation. - Any violation of the above provisions shall be
punishable
with one to six years of imprisonment and deportation which shall
enforced
after the service of the prison term has been served.
Sec. 7. Effectivity.
- This resolution shall take effect on the seventh day after its
publication
in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
Sec. 8. Dissemination.
- The Education and Information Department shall implement this
Resolution,
cause its publication and furnish copies to all Regional Election
Directors,
provincial Election Supervisors, Election Officers, all political
parties,
all candidates, Public Information Agency and the Department of Foreign
Affairs, which shall cause dissemination thereof to its foreign service
establishments and to representatives of foreign countries in the
Philippines,
for their information and guidance.
SO ORDERED.
(Sgd.)
HARRIET O. DEMETRIOU, Chairman
(Sgd.)
JULIO F. DESAMITO, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
TERESITA DY-LIACCO FLORES, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
LUZVIMINDA G. TANCANGCO, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
RALPH C. LANTION, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
RUFINO S.B. JAVIER, Commissioner
(Sgd.)
MEHOL K. SADAIN, Commissioner
Promulgated:
28 September 2000.
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