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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1660
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1660 -
PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF Section 31 OF THE 1978 ELECTION CODE
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WHEREAS, it
has come to the attention of Commission on elections that in past
elections, political parties and candidates appointed watchers who were
not qualified voters of the city or municipality where the voting
center is located, ex-convict or other persons of doubtful reputation,
contrary to the provisions of Sec. 31 of the 1978 Election Code; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the practice of appointing watchers from places other than the
city or municipality of the voting center where said watcher is
appointed has been abused to the extent that politicians have resorted
to the services of persons of questionable character, goons and
terrorists who committed acts of terrorism and intimidation against the
voters as well as the members of the Citizens Election Committees;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, violation of Section 31 on appointment of watchers is not
included as one of the election offenses punishable under Section 179
of the 1978 Election Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND, E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, hereby decree
as follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. Watchers who are not registered voters of
city of municipality. — Any political party or candidate appointing a
watcher who is not a registered voter, of the city or municipality
where he is a watcher, or persons of questionable reputation who have
been convicted of any election offense or any other crime shall be
guilty of an election offense as provided under Section 179 of the 1978
Election Code.
Section 2. Penalty. — any person found guilty of the
election offense provided in the preceding section shall suffer the
same penalty provided under Sec. 181 of the Election Code of 1978.
Section 3. Effectivity. — This decree shall take
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 3rd day of January in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty.
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