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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1262
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1262 -
AUTHORIZING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND SAFEGUARDS THE INSTANT
REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED VOTERS IN THE NATIONAL REFERENDUM OF DECEMBER
17, 1977 AND PRESCRIBING THE MECHANICS THEREFOR
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WHEREAS,
one of the goals of the New Society is to broaden the base of citizen
participation in the democratic process and to afford ample
opportunities for the citizenry to express their views on vital
national issues;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, one way of broadening the base of participatory democracy is
to facilitate and minimize the registration of voters so as to assure
that the results of any election, plebiscite or referendum shall truly
reflect and will of the sovereign people;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the satisfactory registration of voters
undertaken in accordance with Presidential Decrees No. 1909 (continuing
system) and No. 1187 (precinct level), nevertheless the Commission on
Elections, obviously desirous to maximize further the registration of
voters and enable them to participate in the democratic exercise on
December 17, 1977, has recommended that the method of instant
registration be resorted to under certain conditions and safeguards.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution do hereby
decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Instant Method of registration. — Any
person who possesses all the qualifications and none of the
disqualifications of voter on December 17, 1977, but who on that date
has not been registered as such, may personally appear on referendum
day before the citizen's Registration Committee of the voting center
nearest his residence and apply verbally for registration under the
system of instant registration.
Section 2. Who May Avail of Instant Registration. —
The following persons shall be entitled to register under the system of
instant herein provided: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(1) Persons whose names appear in the 1971 list of
voters, provided they have not since then acquired any disqualification;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) Members of the Kabataang Barangay who shall be
eighteen (18) years old December 17, 1977 and who are not subject to
any disqualification;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) Former rebels or dissidents who have returned to
the fold of the law and who possess all the qualifications and none of
the disqualifications of a voter;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) Other persons who possess all the qualifications
and none of the disqualification of a voter.
Section 3. Ascertaining the Qualifications of
Applicant. — The Citizen's Registration Committee shall, if it finds
the applicant qualified, enter his name, address and date of birth in
the list of instant registrants.
Section 4. Instant registration Shall be Entitled to
Vote. — Any person whose application for instant registration is
approved shall be allowed application to cast his vote immediately
thereafter in the same voting center.
Section 5. List of Instant Registrations. — The list
of voters registered under the system of instant registration shall be
submitted to the election registrar concerned at the close of the polls.
Section 6. Filing of Registration Forms. — At the
time of instant registration, the applicant shall not be required to
accomplish any registration form; Provided, however, that not later
than two weeks after the day of referendum, any voter so registered and
allowed to cast his vote in the manner prescribed herein shall
personally appear before the election registrar of his city,
municipality or municipal district to accomplish the application for
registration (Comelec Form No. 1) which shall be distributed and
reserved in the book of voters in accordance with Presidential Decree
No. 1099. Thereafter, the voter shall be issued his voter's certificate
of registration (Comelec Form No. 2).
The failure, without justifiable clause, of the voter to appear and
accomplish his registration form as provided in the preceding paragraph
shall constitute a ground for the cancellation, after due notice, of
his registration.
Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The
Commission on Elections shall promulgate the rules and regulations
necessary to implement this Decree.
Section 8. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees,
executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent
with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.
Section 9. Penalties. — Any person who, being already
a registered voter, register again in another voting center under the
system herein provided and costs his vote therein, shall be guilty of a
less serious election offense punishable in accordance with section two
hundred and thirty-three of Republic Act 6388, otherwise known as the
Election Code of 1971.
Section 10. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-seven.
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