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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 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 Sec. 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. 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: 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 propio or upon written complaint of an interested
person to correct manifest errors in the certificate of canvass or
election returns before it. 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. 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. 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, registration of voters Sec. 7. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take
effect upon its approval. Approved: March 5, 1993 |
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