Republic Act No 10590

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Republic Act No. 10590May 27, 2013

S. No. 3312

H. No. 6542

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress

Third Regular ession

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day o !uly, two thou"and

twel#e.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

S&'()*N 1. Se+tion 1 o euli+ /+t No. 1 i" herey aended to read a" ollow"

S&'()*N 1. Short Title. (hi" /+t "hall e nown a" (he *#er"ea" 8oting /+t o

20139.:

S&'. 2. Se+tion 3 o euli+ /+t No. 1 i" herey aended to read a" ollow"

S&'. 3.Definition of Terms. ;or uro"e" o thi" /+t


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oth eing o liited duration and a"ed on the guideline" re"+ried y the 'oi""ion

or that e@+lu"i#e uro"eA the go#ernent "hall not +olle+t ee" or the "ae.

hiliine"aroad e@er+i"e their right to #ote.

hiliine ea""ie", +on"ulate", oreign "er#i+e e"tali"hent"

and other >hiliine go#ernent agen+ie" aintaining oi+e" aroad and ha#ing

uri"di+tion o#er the la+e" where the o#er"ea" #oter" re"ide.


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re"ident, Senator" and >arty-Fi"t ere"entati#e", a" well a" in all

national reerenda and lei"+ite".:

S&'. 4. Se+tion 5 o the "ae /+t i" herey aended to read a" ollow"

S&'. 5. Disualifications. (he ollowing "hall e di"Eualiied ro regi"tering and

#oting under thi" /+t


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.1.Petition for %2clusion. ) the ali+ation ha" een aro#ed, any intere"ted arty

ay ile a etition or e@+lu"ion not later than one hundred eighty hiliine", at the otion o

the etitioner.

(he etition "hall e de+ided on the a"i" o the do+uent" "uitted within iteen hiliine" "hould regi"ter within the tie rae ro#ided or lo+al regi"tration in the

uni+iality, +ity or di"tri+t where they intend to #oteProvided/ further/ (hat tho"e whoha#e regi"tered in the uni+iality, +ity or di"tri+t where they re"ided rior to their

dearture aroad need not regi"ter anewProvided/ finally/ (hat tran"eree" "hall notiy

the *;*8, through it" 'hairer"on, o their tran"er a+ to the >hiliine" at lea"t onehundred eighty


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egi"tration "hall +oen+e not later than "i@


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S&'. 13. / new Se+tion 14 o the "ae /+t i" herey in"erted to read a" ollow"

S&'. 14. Deactivation of Registration. (he &B "hall dea+ti#ate and reo#e the

regi"tration re+ord" o the ollowing er"on" ro the +orre"onding oo o #oter" and

la+e the "ae, roerly ared and dated, in the ina+ti#e ile ater entering any o theollowing +au"e" o dea+ti#ation


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S&'. 1. "oters %2cluded from the +R!" Through -nadvertence. /ny regi"tered

o#er"ea" #oter who"e nae ha" een inad#ertently oitted ro the N*8 ay,

er"onally or through an authoriDed rere"entati#e, ile with the &B through the*;*8 or the o"t e@er+i"ing uri"di+tion o#er the #oter9" re"iden+e, an ali+ation under

oath or rein"tateent not later than one hundred twenty


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21.3. (he 'oi""ion "hall tran"it, a" ar a" ra+ti+ale, ut not later than orty-i#e

er"onal +aaigning, the u"e o+aaign aterial", a" well a" the liit" on +aaign "ending "hall e go#erned y the

law" and regulation" ali+ale in the >hiliine" Provided/ (hat all or" o+aaigning aroad within the thirty


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24.5. (he o"t" +on+erned "hall ee a +olete re+ord o the allot" or o#er"ea"

#oter", "e+ii+ally indi+ating the nuer o allot" they a+tually re+ei#ed, and in +a"e"

where #oting y ail i" allowed under Se+tion 25 hereo, the nae" and addre""e" o the#oter" to who the"e allot" were "ent, in+luding roo o re+eit thereo. )n addition, the

o"t" "hall "uit a oral reort to the 'oi""ion and the !oint 'ongre""ional*#er"ight 'oittee +reated under thi" /+t within thirty hiliine" aroad, who will edeutiDed to re+ei#e allot" and tae +u"tody o the "ae rearatory to their tran"ittal

to the SB&).

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24.10. @ @ @.:

S&'. 25. Se+tion 17 o the "ae /+t i" herey renuered a" Se+tion 25 and i" aendedto read a" ollow"

S&'. 25. "oting by )ail.

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S&'. 26. "oting Privilege of )embers of the SB%-/ SBRC, and SB!C. Ko#ernent

eloyee" o"ted aroad who will eror ele+tion dutie" a" eer" o the SB&),

SB'K and SB*' "hall e allowed to #ote in their re"e+ti#e o"t"Provided/ (hat theyare regi"tered either in the >hiliine" or a" o#er"ea" #oter".:

S&'. 27. Se+tion 1 o the "ae /+t i" herey renuered a" Se+tion 27 and i" aended

to read a" ollow"

S&'. 27. !n(Site Counting and Canvassing.

27.1. @ @ @

27.2. ;or the"e uro"e", the 'oi""ion "hall +on"titute a" any SB&)" a" ay e

ne+e""ary to +ondu+t and "uer#i"e the +ounting o #ote" a" ro#ided in Se+tion 27.2hereo. (he SB&)" to e +on"tituted herein "hall e +oo"ed o a 'hairan and two hiliine" who are Eualiied to #ote underthi" /+t and deutiDed y the 'oi""ion not later than "i@ty re"ident reared y the SB*'" "hall e deeed a +ertii+ate o +an#a"" o a +ity or a

ro#in+e.

27.7. @ @ @.:


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S&'. 2. 'uthority to %2plore !ther )odes or Systems 3sing 'utomated %lection

System. Notwith"tanding +urrent ro+edure" and "y"te" herein ro#ided, or the

roer ileentation o thi" /+t and in #iew o the e+uliaritie" attendant to theo#er"ea" #oting ro+e"", the 'oi""ion ay e@lore other ore ei+ient, reliale and

"e+ure ode" or "y"te", en"uring the "e+re+y and "an+tity o the entire ro+e"", whether

aer-a"ed, ele+troni+-a"ed or internet-a"ed te+hnology or "u+h other late"tte+hnology a#ailale, or on"ite and reote regi"tration and ele+tion" and "uit reort"

andCor re+oendation" to the !oint 'ongre""ional *#er"ight 'oittee.:


S&'. 2.Procurement of &acilities/ %uipment/ )aterials/ Supplies or Services. (oa+hie#e the uro"e o thi" /+t, the 'oi""ion ay, liewi"e, ro+ure ro lo+al or

oreign "our+e", through ur+ha"e, lea"e, rent or other or" o a+Eui"ition, hardware or"otware, a+ilitie", eEuient, aterial", "ulie" or "er#i+e" in a++ordan+e with e@i"ting

law", ree ro ta@e" and iort dutie", "ue+t to go#ernent ro+ureent rule" andregulation".:


S&'. 30. %stablishment of an !ffice for !verseas "oting #!&!"$ 3nder the

Commission. (he 'oi""ion i" herey authoriDed to e"tali"h an *;*8 ta"ed"e+ii+ally to o#er"ee and "uer#i"e the ee+ti#e ileentation o the *#er"ea" 8oting

/+tProvided/ (hat it" "e+retariat "hall +oe ro the e@i"ting "e+retariat er"onnel o

the 'oi""ion on &le+tion".:


S&'. 31. Creation of the Department of &oreign 'ffairs !verseas "oting Secretariat#D&'(!"S$. / "e+retariat a"ed in the ?;/ hoe oi+e i" herey +reated to a""i"t the

*;*8, and to dire+t, +oordinate and o#er"ee the arti+iation o the ?;/ in the

ileentation o the *#er"ea" 8oting /+t Provided/ (hat it" "e+retariat "hall +oero the e@i"ting "e+retariat er"onnel o the ?;/.:

S&'. 32. Se+tion 1 o the "ae /+t i" herey deleted.


to read a" ollow"

S&'. 32. -nformation Campaign. (he 'oi""ion, in +oordination with agen+ie"+on+erned, "hall undertae an inoration +aaign to edu+ate the uli+ on the anner

o o#er"ea" #oting or Eualiied o#er"ea" #oter". )t ay reEuire the "uort and a""i"tan+e

o the ?;/, through the o"t", the ?*F&, the ?eartent o (ran"ortation and'ouni+ation"


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to read a" ollow"

S&'. 34.'ssistance from ,overnment 'gencies. /ll go#ernent oi+er", arti+ularly

ro the ?;/, the ?*F&, the ?*(', the >>', the >*&/, the *GG/, the 'oi""ionon ;iliino" *#er"ea" and other go#ernent oi+e" +on+erned with the welare o the

;iliino" o#er"ea" "hall, to the e@tent +oatile with their riary re"on"iilitie",

a""i"t the 'oi""ion in +arrying out the ro#i"ion" o thi" /+t. /ll "u+h agen+ie" oroi+er" thereo "hall tae rea"onale ea"ure" to e@edite all ele+tion a+ti#itie", whi+h

the 'oi""ion "hall reEuire o the. Ghen ne+e""ary, the 'oi""ion ay "end

"uer#i"ory tea" headed y +areer oi+er" to a""i"t the o"t".

Fiewi"e, +on"ular and diloati+ "er#i+e" rendered in +onne+tion with the o#er"ea"#oting ro+e""e" "hall e ade a#ailale at no +o"t to the o#er"ea" #oter".:


S&'. 35. Security )easures to Safeguard the Secrecy and Sanctity of Ballots. /t all"tage" o the ele+toral ro+e"", the 'oi""ion "hall en"ure that the "e+re+y and integrity

o the allot" are re"er#ed. (he *;*8 o the 'oi""ion "hall e re"on"ile or

en"uring the "e+re+y and "an+tity o the o#er"ea" #oting ro+e"". )n the intere"t o

tran"aren+y, all ne+e""ary and ra+ti+ale ea"ure" "hall e adoted to allowrere"entation o the +andidate", a++redited aor oliti+al artie", a++redited +itiDen"9

ar" and nongo#ernent organiDation" to a""i"t, and inter#ene in aroriate +a"e", in all

"tage" o the ele+toral e@er+i"e and to re#ent any and all or" o raud and +oer+ion.

No oi+er or eer o the oreign "er#i+e +or", in+luding tho"e elonging to atta+hed

agen+ie" "hall e tran"erred, rooted, e@tended, re+alled or otherwi"e o#ed ro hi"

+urrent o"t or o"ition one hiliine go#ernent to inluen+e or attetto inluen+e any er"on +o#ered y thi" /+t to #ote, or not to #ote, or a arti+ular

+andidate. Nothing in thi" /+t "hall e deeed to rohiit ree di"+u""ion regarding

oliti+" or +andidate" or uli+ oi+eA

36.2. ;or any er"on to deri#e another o any right "e+ured in thi" /+t, or to gi#e al"e

inoration a" to one9" nae, addre"", or eriod o re"iden+e or the uro"e" o

e"tali"hing the eligiility or ineligiility to regi"ter or #ote under thi" /+tA or to +on"ire

with another er"on or the uro"e o en+ouraging the gi#ing o al"e inoration inorder to e"tali"h the eligiility or ineligiility o any indi#idual to regi"ter or #ote under

thi" /+tA or, to ay, or oer to ay, or to a++et ayent either or ali+ation orregi"tration, or or #otingA

36.3. ;or any er"on to "teal, +on+eal, alter, de"troy, utilate, aniulate, or in any waytaer with the ail +ontaining the allot" or o#er"ea" #oter", the allot, the ele+tion

return", or any re+ord, do+uent or aer reEuired or uro"e" o thi" /+tA


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36.4. ;or any deutiDed agent to reu"e without u"tiiale ground, to "er#e or +ontinue

"er#ing, or to +oly with one9" "worn dutie" ater a++etan+e o the deutiDationA

36.5. ;or any uli+ oi+er or eloyee or a++redited or deutiDed organiDation or

a""o+iation to +au"e the rearation, rinting, di"triution or o"ting o inoration oraterial, without the rior aro#al o the 'oi""ionA

36.6. ;or any uli+ oi+er or eloyee to +au"e the tran"er, rootion, e@ten"ion,

re+all o any eer o the oreign "er#i+e +or", in+luding eer" o the atta+hed

agen+ie", or otherwi"e +au"e the o#eent o any "u+h eer ro the +urrent o"t oro"ition one hiliine".

(he enaltie" io"ed under Se+tion 264 o the *niu" &le+tion 'ode, a" aended,"hall e io"ed on any er"on ound guilty o +oitting any o the rohiited a+t" a"

deined in thi" "e+tion Provided/ (hat the enalty o prision mayor in it" iniu

eriod "hall e io"ed uon any er"on ound guilty under Se+tion 36.3 hereo without

the eneit o the oeration o the )ndeterinate Senten+e Faw. ) the oender i" a uli+oi+er or a +andidate, the enalty "hall e prision mayor in it" a@iu eriod. )n

addition, the oender "hall e "enten+ed to "uer eretual di"Eualii+ation to hold uli+

oi+e and deri#ation o the right to #ote.:


S&'. 37.4oint Congressional !versight Committee.' !oint 'ongre""ional *#er"ight

'oittee i" herey +reated, +oo"ed o the 'hairer"on o the Senate 'oittee on'on"titutional /endent", e#i"ion o 'ode" and Faw", and "e#en re"ident, and the 'hairer"on o the Hou"e 'oittee on

Surage and &le+toral eor", and "e#en


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to read a" ollow"

S&'. 41.'ppropriations. (he aount ne+e""ary to +arry out the ro#i"ion" o thi" /+t

"hall e in+luded in the udget" o the 'oi""ion on &le+tion" and the ?;/ in theannual Keneral /roriation" /+t.:

S&'. 41.-mplementing Rules and Regulations. (he 'oi""ion "hall roulgate rule"

and regulation" or the ileentation and enor+eent o the ro#i"ion" o thi" /+t

within "i@ty *&/, the *GG/ and the 'oi""ion on ;iliino" *#er"ea".

Nongo#ernent organiDation" and a++redited ;iliino organiDation" or a""o+iation"aroad "hall e +on"ulted.

S&'. 42.'mending Clause. 'on"i"tent with the aendent" introdu+ed y thi" /+t,

Se+tion 2 o euli+ /+t No. 1, on the de+laration o oli+y, i", herey aended to

read a" ollow"

S&'. 2.Declaration of Policy. )t i" the rie duty o the State to ro#ide a "y"te ohone"t and orderly o#er"ea" #oting that uhold" the "e+re+y and "an+tity o the allot.

(oward" thi" end, the State en"ure" eEual oortunity to all Eualiied +itiDen" o the

>hiliine" aroad in the e@er+i"e o thi" undaental right.:

S&' 43. Separability Clause. ) any art or ro#i"ion o thi" /+t "hall e de+lared

un+on"titutional or in#alid, the other ro#i"ion" hereo whi+h are not ae+ted therey"hall +ontinue to e in ull or+e and ee+t.

S&' 44.Repealing Clause. /ll law", re"idential de+ree", e@e+uti#e order", rule" andregulation", other i""uan+e" and art" thereo whi+h are in+on"i"tent with the ro#i"ion"

o thi" /+t are herey reealed or odiied a++ordingly.

S&'. 45. %ffectivity Clause. (hi" /+t "hall tae ee+t iteen

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