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Act No. 175 Section 20

Section 20

SEC. 20. No member of the Insular Police force shall interfere in any way with any elections held in the province for municipal or provincial officer. Any member of the Insular Police who is a resident of the province and entitled to vote may exercise such right, but he shall neither take part as an officer of the election nor solicit votes for any candidate nor be a candidate himself, at any election. Any violation of this section shall be ground for his removal from office. Upon conviction before a justice of the peace of a violation of this section, he shall be lined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for any time not exceeding six months, or both.

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CitationAct No. 175 Section 20 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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