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Section 1.
Amendment to Section 1 of Republic Act No. 7647. - Section
1 of
Republic Act No. 7647, as amended, is hereby further amended by fixing
the term of office for officials elected on September 9, 1996, to read
as follows:chan
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"Section 1.
The regular elections for regional governor, regional vice-governor and
members of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region
in
Muslim Mindanao, shall be held on the second Monday of March, 1993 and
every three (3) years thereafter. Their terms of office shall commence
at noon of the thirty-first of March next following their election and
shall expire at noon of the thirty-first of March three (3) years
thereafter
pursuant to Republic Act Numbered Six thousand seven hundred
thirty-four,
otherwise known as the Organic Act of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao.
However, for the year nineteen hundred and ninety-six, the elections
for
regional governor, regional vice-governor and members of the Regional
Legislative
Assembly shall be held on September 9, 1996. The regional governor,
regional
vice-governor and the members of the Regional Legislative Assembly
elected
in nineteen hundred and ninety-six shall assume office at twelve o’
clock
noon on the thirtieth day of September next following their election
and
shall end at twelve o’ clock noon on the thirtieth day of September
1999: Provided, That effective 1999, the regular elections for
regional
governor, regional vice-governor and members of the Regional
Legislative
Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), shall be
held
on the second Monday of September and every three (3) years thereafter
pursuant to Republic Act No. 6734, otherwise known as the Organic Act
for
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Provided, however, That the
incumbent
regional governor, regional vice-governor and members of the Regional
Legislative
Assembly elected in September 1996 shall continue in office until
September
30, 1999."
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Sec. 2. Declaration
of Nullity of List of Voters. - Upon approval of this Act, the
existing
certified list of voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
shall
cease to be effective and operative.
Sec. 3. Registration
of Voters. - There shall be a general registration of voters on
May
8 and 9, 1999 and a special registration of voters on such dates as may
be determined by the Commission on Elections. Both registrations shall
be under the direct administrative control of the Commission.
Sec. 4. Voter
‘s Photograph and Identification Card. - All copies of the
application
for registration shall contain the applicant’s photograph, to be taken
at the time of the filing of the application for registration and at
the
expense of the Commission. Each voter shall be issued a voter’s
identification
card as may be determined by the Commission.
Sec. 5. Authority
of the Commission to Determine the Appropriate System Design. - The
Commission is authorized to determine the appropriate system design and
the particular areas where the computerization of electoral process
shall
be implemented. The decision shall be based on the following factors:
appropriateness
of technology, available physical infrastructure, technical capability
of election officials, costs and other objective considerations.
Sec. 6. Authority
of the President to Release Funds for Registration of Voters. -
The
President of the Philippines is hereby authorized to set aside and
release
the amount of One hundred fifty million pesos (PHP 150,000,000) from
the
President’s contingent fund to defray the expenses for the registration
of voters.
Sec. 7. Separability
Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held unconstitutional,
other
provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and binding.chan
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Sec. 8. Repealing
Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, rules and regulations
insofar
as they are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 9. Effectivity.
- This Act shall take effect upon its approval. chan
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Approved:
March 4, 1999
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