REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2242 - AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION FIFTY-NINE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED ELECTION CODE |
Section 1.
Section fifty-nine of Republic Act Numbered One hundred and eighty is
hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 59.
Publication of map of precincts. – The municipal secretary shall post,
in the municipal building and in the polling places and in three other
conspicuous public places in each precinct, maps plainly showing the
boundaries of the precinct, at least ten days before the first day
fixed for the registration of voters of each election, and keep them
posted until after the election is held. No person shall be admitted
for registration in a precinct where he is not a bona fide resident
within the territorial limit of the precinct; and if so registered, his
name may be stricken out from the registry list in an exclusion
proceeding as hereinafter provided. The preceding provision to the
contrary notwithstanding, public school teachers who are appointed
members or substitute members of boards of election inspectors may
register and vote in the respective precincts where they are assigned
on election day: Provided, That before casting their votes they shall
have caused the cancellation of their registration in other precincts
where they may have been previously registered. The Commission on
Elections shall promulgate the necessary rules to implement this
provision: Provided, That no public school teacher shall be assigned as
member or substitute member of a board of election inspectors outside
of the municipality where he or she is a qualified and/or registered
voter or outside the municipality to which he or she is assigned as
public school teacher." Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 18, 1959. |