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Republic Act No. 7647
AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DATE OF REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR REGIONAL GOVERNOR,
REGIONAL VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7647AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DATE OF REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR REGIONAL GOVERNOR,
REGIONAL VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section
1. The regular elections for
regional governor, regional vice-governor, and members of the Regional
Legislative Assembly for the Autonomous Region in Muslim month of
Ramadhan
immediately preceding the end of the term of office of such officials
except
the second regular election in 1993 which shall be held on the 25th of
March, 1993: Provided, That if no candidate shall have been
duly
elected and qualified on March 31, 1993, the incumbent regional
governor
and vice-governor shall continue in office in a holdover capacity until
their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, subject to
Article VIII, Section 11 of Republic Act No. 6734: Provided,
further,
That while acting in a holdover capacity, the regional governor and
vice-governor
shall not disburse public funds except for personnel and administrative
matters, make appointments, including promotions, transfer and/or
assignments
of personnel and shall be subject to all the restrictions and/or
prohibitions
mandated by Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code more particularly,
but not limited to, paragraphs (g); (h); (k); (m); (o); (r); (u); (v);
(w); and (x), of said section. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
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Sec.
2. (a) Board of Canvassers —
There shall be a board of canvassers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao for the purpose of the elections in the Autonomous Region in
Muslim
Mindanao and a provincial board of canvassers in each province therein
as follows:chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(1) Regional
Board of Canvassers. — The regional board of canvassers shall canvass
the
certificates of canvass, which shall be accompanied by the statement of
votes by precincts, prepared and submitted to it by the provincial
board
of canvassers for the positions of regional governor and vice-governor
and on the basis thereof, proclaim as elected, the candidates for
regional
governor and vice-governor who obtained the highest number of votes in
the entire autonomous region.chanrobles virtual law library chanrobles virtuallaw libraryredThe
regional board of canvassers shall be composed of a ranking lawyer of
the
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as chairman, a representative
likewise
of equivalent rank in the Department of Justice as vice-chairman, in
the
Department of Education, Culture and Sports as member-secretary.
However,
in case of non-availability, absence or disqualification due to
relationship
or incapacity for any cause, the COMELEC shall appoint other
representatives
from the different agencies of the government, as substitutes.chanrobles virtual law library
(2) The
Provincial Board of Canvassers. — The provincial board of canvassers
shall
canvass the election returns, copy for the provincial board of
canvassers
or any other authentic copy of such election returns, and on the basis
thereof, proclaim as elected, the first three (3) candidates for
assemblyman
of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao receiving the highest
number
of votes in each legislative district of the province.
The
provincial board of canvassers shall be composed of the provincial
election
supervisor of the province concerned or a ranking lawyer of the COMELEC
as chairman, the provincial prosecutors as vice-chairman, and the
division
superintendent of schools as member-secretary. However, in case of
non-availability,
absence or disqualification due to relationship or incapacity for any
cause,
the COMELEC shall appoint such lawyers of the Commission as substitutes.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(b) Number
of Copies of Election returns, Their Preparation and Their Distribution
— The board of election inspectors shall prepare in writing the
election
returns in their respective polling places, or in any other place
authorized
by the COMELEC, in the number of copies herein provided and in the form
to be prescribed by the COMELEC.chanrobles virtual law library chanrobles virtuallaw libraryredThe
copies of the election returns shall be distributed as follows: (i) The
first copy shall be delivered to the provincial board of
canvassers; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(ii) The
second copy, to the regional board of canvassers; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(iii) The
third copy, to the COMELEC;
(iv) The
fourth copy shall be deposited inside the compartment of the ballot box
for valid ballots;
(v) The
fifth copy, to be known as advance election returns, shall be delivered
to the city or municipal treasurer who, in the presence of the election
registrar or his authorized representative, shall immediately and
publicly
open the same and post the votes therein in an election tally board
sufficiently
large to enable the public to read them, built on a public place
preferably
within the immediate vicinity of the city hall or municipal building;
and
(iv) The
sixth and seventh copies, to be known as party copies, shall be
furnished
the duly authorized representatives in the municipalities concerned of
the two (2) major political parties or coalition/alliance of parties
presenting
candidates in this election.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
3. Pre-proclamation Cases. —
No pre-proclamation cases shall be allowed on matters relating to the
preparation,
transmission, receipt, custody, and appreciation of election returns or
the certificates of canvass, as the case may be. However, this does not
preclude the authority of the appropriate canvassing body, motu proprio
or upon written complaint of an interested person to correct manifest
errors
in the certificate of canvass or election returns before it.chanrobles virtual law library
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Questions
affecting the composition or proceeding of the board of canvassers may
be initiated in the board or directly with the COMELEC in accordance
with
Section 19 of Republic Act No. 7166.chanrobles virtual law library
Any
objection on the election returns before the provincial board of
canvassers
or certificate of canvass before the regional board of canvassers,
shall
be specifically noted in the minutes of their respective
proceedings.cralaw:red
Sec.
4. Separability Clause. — If
for any reason, any section or provision of this Act or any portion
thereof,
or the application of such section, provision or portion is declared
invalid
or unconstitutional, the remainder thereof shall not be affected by
such
declaration.cralaw:red
Sec.
5. Applicability of the Omnibus
Election Code of the Philippines and other Statutes. — All provisions
of
the Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act Nos. 6646 and 7166 and other
election
laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall apply to
the
election herein provided.cralaw:red
The
COMELEC shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the
implementation
of this Act.cralaw:red
Sec.
6. Transitory Provisions. — All
prior acts, resolutions, and issuances of the COMELEC made in
connection
with the second regular election in the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao
under this Act, including the deputation of government agencies and
instrumentalities,
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Sec.
7. Effectivity Clause. — This
Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved:
March
5, 1993
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