Suffrage

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Section 1,[object Object],Suffrage may be exercised by all citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least eighteen years of age, and who shall have resided in the Philippines for at least one year and in the place wherein they propose to vote for at least six months immediately preceding the election. No literacy, property, or other substantive requirement shall be imposed on the exercise of suffrage. ,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Suffrage,[object Object],Suffrage is the right and obligation to vote of qualifiedcitizens in the election of certain national and local officers of the government and in the decision of public questions submitted to the people,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Nature of suffrage,[object Object],A merepriviledge – not a natural right; granted to individualsonlyuponfulfillment of certain minimum conditions.,[object Object],A political right – classified as a political right; enablescitizen to participate in the process of government.,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Scope of suffrage,[object Object],Election – means by which people choosetheirofficials for definite and fixedperiods and to whomtheyentrust, for the time being as theirrepresentatives, the exercise of powers of government.,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Scope of suffrage,[object Object],2. Plebiscite – the vote of the people expressingtheirchoice for or against a proposedlaw or enactmentsubmitted to them. ,[object Object],Example: November 25, 2009 plebiscite to ratify the conversion of the municipality of Dasmariñas province of Cavite into a component city.,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Scope of suffrage,[object Object],3. Referendum – It is the submission of the a law or part thereofpassed by the national or locallegislative body to the votingcitizens of a country for their ratification or approval.,[object Object],Example : Philippine Martial Law Referendum (1973),[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Scope of suffrage,[object Object],4. Initiative – the processwhereby the people directly propose and enactlaws.,[object Object],5. Recall – method by which a public officermayberemovedfrom office duringhis tenure or before the expiration of histerm by a vote of the people after registration of a petitionsigned by a requiredpercentage of voters,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Qualifications of voters,[object Object],A citizen of the Philippines;,[object Object],Not otherwisedisqualified by law;,[object Object],At least 18 years of age; and,[object Object],Have resided in the Philippines for at least 1 year and in the place whereinhe proposes to vote for at least 6 monthspreceding the elections.,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Age qualification,[object Object],Minimum Age,[object Object],Basis,[object Object],No maximum agelimit,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Residence qualification,[object Object],Period of residence,[object Object],Importance,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Section 2,[object Object],The Congress shall provide a system for securing the secrecy and sanctity of the ballot as well as a system for absentee voting by qualified Filipinos abroad. ,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],Section 2,[object Object],The Congress shall also design a procedure for the disabled and the illiterates to vote without the assistance of other persons. Until then, they shall be allowed to vote under existing laws and such rules as the Commission on Elections may promulgate to protect the secrecy of the ballot. ,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],System of securing the secrecy and santity of the ballot,[object Object],Untrammeledexercise of the right to vote – ,[object Object],“…It is essential then to insure that the voters shall exercise their right freely, ‘uninfluenced by threats, intimidation or corrupt motives’ and ‘to secure a fair and honest count of the ballots.’”,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],System of securing the secrecy and santity of the ballot,[object Object],2. Voting by the disabled and illiterates.,[object Object], “It is the responsibility of the legislative body to enact procedures that ensures practice of people with disability and illiteracy of their right of suffrage.”,[object Object]

ARTICLE V: SUFFRAGE,[object Object],System for absenteevoting by qualifiedFilipinosabroad,[object Object],“…the right to suffrage extends even to Filipinos abroad provided that they possess all the qualifications mentioned therein and none of the disqualifications provided by law. It is the duty of the Congress to provide for a system of absentee voting by qualified Filipinos abroad.”,[object Object]

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