An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code
Commonwealth Act No. 197, approved on November 18, 1936, amends Section 442 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding official ballots for elections. It mandates that official ballots be provided at public expense and specifies their dimensions, design, and required information in both Spanish and English. The act outlines the format of the ballot, including the title of each office and the number of candidates, and emphasizes that voters should only write the names of their chosen candidates. Additionally, it stipulates that ballots must be folded a certain way and prohibits any printing on the back, ensuring uniformity across polling places in the Philippines.
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- What is An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 197, approved on November 18, 1936, amends Section 442 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding official ballots for elections. It mandates that official ballots be provided at public expense and specifies their dimensions, design, and required information in both Spanish and English. The act outlines the format of the ballot, including the title of each office and the number of candidates, and emphasizes that voters should only write the names of their chosen candidates. Additionally, it stipulates that ballots must be folded a certain way and prohibits any printing on the back, ensuring uniformity across polling places in the Philippines.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 197?
- An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code (Commonwealth Act No. 197) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code enacted?
- An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code (Commonwealth Act No. 197) was enacted on Nov 18, 1936.
- What is the citation for An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code?
- An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act No. 197, Nov 18, 1936 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 197
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 18, 1936
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 197
AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section four hundred and forty-two of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 442. Official ballots. — Official ballots shall be provided at public expense for every election held under this chapter. There shall be at each polling place but one form of ballot, which shall be of ordinary white printing paper in shape a strip one hundred and forty millimeters wide and three hundred and four millimeters long, and shall contain a printed heading of the title of each office to be voted for and the number of candidates for which the voter may vote on the left margin, with a corresponding number of spaces opposite the title. Such titles shall be printed both in Spanish and English in ten point (long primer) roman type and at the top of the ballot shall appear, in type which shall be discretionary with the Director of Printing, but which shall be uniform throughout the Philippines, the words "Official Ballot," a representation of the coat of arms, and the municipality or municipal district in which the particular ballot is intended to be used, and the date of the election. There shall also be printed, in eight point (brevier) gothic type both in English and Spanish the legend "Do not make any mark on this ballot or write anything thereon but the names of the candidates you vote for. Any violation of this instruction will invalidate the ballot." The ballots shall be folded three times toward the top, so that they shall be one hundred and forty by thirty-eight millimeters when folded. No ballot shall have any printing on the back and the stubs thereof shall be numbered consecutively, in each municipality or municipal district. The official ballot shall contain the official designation of the offices to be voted for and numbered consecutively beginning from number one for each municipality or municipal district, and shall be printed substantially in the following form:
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, November 18, 1936.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act No. 197, Nov 18, 1936 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 442 of Act No. 2711, Known as the Revised Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act No. 197 (Phil. 1936)
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