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RA 6646 - Electoral Reforms Law of 1987
RA 6646 - Electoral Reforms Law of 1987
The Electoral Reforms Law of 1987 registered candidate for the same office within five
(5) days from the last day for the filing of certificates
Approved: 05 January 1988 of candidacy. Filing by mail shall not be allowed.
The names of all registered candidates immediately Sec. 7. Petition to Deny Due Course To or Cancel a
followed by the nickname or stage name shall also be Certificate of Candidacy. - The procedure hereinabove
printed in the election returns and tally sheets. provided shall apply to petitions to deny due course to or
cancel a certificate of candidacy as provided in Section 78
of Batas Pambansa Blg. 881.
Sec. 5. Procedure in Cases of Nuisance Candidates. -
Sec. 8. Representatives of Parties During Printing of
a. A verified petition to declare a duly registered Returns and Ballots. - The registered political parties or
candidate as a nuisance candidate under Section
coalitions of parties, or their components should there be political purposes except to the Commission as
any dissolution or division of said coalition, whose provided under Sections 90 and 92 of Batas
candidates obtained at least ten percent (10%) of the total Pambansa Blg. 881. Any mass media columnist,
votes cast in the next preceding senatorial election shall commentator, announcer or personality who is a
each have a watcher and/or representative in the candidate for any elective public office shall take a
procurement and watermarking of papers to be used in the leave of absence from his work as such during the
printing of election returns and official ballots and in the campaign period.
printing, numbering, storage, and distribution thereof.
Sec. 12. Official Watchers. - Every registered political
Sec. 9. Public Forum. - The Commission shall encourage party, coalition of political parties, and every candidate shall
nonpolitical, nonpartisan private or civic organizations to each be entitled to one watcher in every polling place:
initiate and hold in every city and municipality, public fora at Provided, That candidates for members of the Sangguniang
which all registered candidates for the same office may Panlalawigan, Sangguniang Panlungsod or Sangguniang
simultaneously and personally participate to present, Bayan or for city or municipal councilors belonging to the
explain, and/or debate on their campaign platforms and same slate or ticket shall collectively be entitled only to one
programs and other like issues. The Commission shall watcher. There shall also be recognized two principal
promulgate the rules and regulations for the holding of such watchers, one representing the ruling coalition and the other
fora to assure its nonpartisan character and the equality of the dominant opposition coalition, who shall sit as observers
access thereto by all candidates. in the proceedings of the board. The principal watcher shall
be designated on the basis of the recommendation of the
ruling coalition, represented by the political party of the
Sec. 10. Common Poster Areas. - The Commission shall
incumbent elected district representative, and of the
designate common poster areas in strategic public places
dominant opposition coalition, represented by the political
such as markets, barangay centers and the like wherein
party which performed best or which polled at least ten
candidates can post, display, or exhibit election propaganda
percent (10%) of the votes in the last national election.
to announce or further their candidacy.
Sec. 28. Prosecution of Vote-Buying and Vote-Selling. - Sec. 32. Separability Clause. - If for any reason, any
The presentation of a complaint for violations of section or provision of this Act, or any part thereof, or the
paragraph (a) or (b) of Section 261 of Batas Pambansa Blg. application of such section, provision or portion is declared
881 supported by affidavits of complaining witnesses at invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder thereof shall not be
testing to the offer or promise by or of the voter's acceptance affected by such declaration.
of money or other consideration from the relatives, leaders
or sympathizers of a candidate, shall be sufficient basis for
Sec. 33. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon its
an investigation to be immediately conducted by the
approval.
Commission, directly or through its duly authorized legal
officers, under Section 68 or Section 265 of said Batas
Pambansa Blg. 881.