WHEREAS,
the Commission on Elections has reported the enthusiastic response of
qualified voters to register in the voting center level registration
held on January 19 and 20, 1980, especially from those who have newly
qualified as voters; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, under Section 8 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 52, registration of
voters conducted by election registrars under the continuing system and
by the Citizens' Election Committees both ended on January 20, 1980, so
that unless additional days for registration are provided, many
qualified voters may not be able to participate in the election and
plebiscite;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the January 30, 1980 election for local officials will be the
first to be held since 1971, there is need to maximize the registration
of voters to assure that the results of the election and plebiscite
will be truly reflective of the will of the people.
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. Additional days for registration in voting
centers. — Qualified voters who have not registered by January 20, 1980
may register in the voting centers with the Citizens' Election
Committee on January 26 and 27, 1980, from seven o'clock in the morning
up to six o'clock in the evening; Provided, however, that for purposes
of this Decree, in cities, municipalities and municipal districts where
the number of still unregistered voters may be listed under the
continuing system of registration before the election registrar without
resort to the registration in the voting centers, the Commission on
Elections is authorized to order the use of the continuing system of
registration only; Provided, further, that where there are still a
large number of applicants for registration in the premises of the
voting centers at the time of closing, the Citizens' Election Committee
may extend registration beyond six o'clock in the evening until the
persons therein present are registered. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. Voting Centers. — The registration of
voters as provided in the preceding section shall be undertaken in the
same voting centers and by the Citizens' Election Committees that
functioned in the preceding election.
Section 3. Registration with the Election Registrar.
— Notwithstanding the registration of voters in the voting centers as
herein provided, the election registrar shall conduct the registration
of voters daily until January 27, 1980 in accordance with the
procedures provided in the 1978 Election Code. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. Rules and Regulations. — The Commission on
Elections is hereby authorized to promulgate the rules and regulations
to implement this Decree.
Section 5. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of January in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen hundred and
Eighty.
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