Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)
Act No. 3501, approved on December 8, 1928, amends Section 453 of the Administrative Code to allow illiterate or physically disabled voters to designate a person of their choice to assist them in preparing their ballots. This provision ensures that such voters can receive help while maintaining the integrity of the voting process. The designated assistant must take an oath to follow the voter's instructions, and specific protocols are established for documenting this assistance. The act emphasizes the confidentiality of the information shared during this process.
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- What is Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) about?
- Act No. 3501, approved on December 8, 1928, amends Section 453 of the Administrative Code to allow illiterate or physically disabled voters to designate a person of their choice to assist them in preparing their ballots. This provision ensures that such voters can receive help while maintaining the integrity of the voting process. The designated assistant must take an oath to follow the voter's instructions, and specific protocols are established for documenting this assistance. The act emphasizes the confidentiality of the information shared during this process.
- What type of law is Act No. 3501?
- Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) (Act No. 3501) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) enacted?
- Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) (Act No. 3501) was enacted on Dec 8, 1928.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)?
- Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 3501, Dec 8, 1928 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3501
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 8, 1928
ACT NO. 3501
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, REMOVING THE PROHIBITION OF ILLITERATE OR DISABLED VOTERS DESIGNATING A CANDIDATE TO ASSIST THEM IN PREPARING THEIR BALLOTS
SECTION 1. Section four hundred and fifty-three of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Administrative Code, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-three hundred and eighty-seven, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 453. Preparation of ballot for illiterate or disabled person. — A registered voter under subsection (c) of section four hundred and thirty-one, who made a sworn statement at any of the two meetings of the board of inspectors for registration and revision of the list of voters that he is incapacitated to prepare his ballot due to physical disability, or an illiterate voter registered under subsection (b) of said section four hundred thirty-one may, on election day, choose an elector of his confidence who is not any of those mentioned in sections four hundred and forty-nine and four hundred and fifty to assist him in the preparation of such ballot, accompanied by such watcher, present in the polling place, as he may designate. Voter so chosen shall take an oath to follow the wishes of the elector in the preparation of his ballot.
"This oath shall be made out in triplicate and one copy shall be sent to the register of deeds, another shall be kept in the ballot box, and the third shall be retained by the poll clerk, who shall forward it to the municipal treasurer, together with the other records of the board, for filing. The person thus chosen shall prepare the ballot for the incapacitated voter in proper form, according to the wishes of the latter, in the presence of the watcher designated and out of view of any other person. The information thus obtained shall be regarded as a privileged communication."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, December 8, 1928. EHSTDA
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 3501, Dec 8, 1928 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 453 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 3501 (Phil. 1928)
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