Transfer of voting centers due to conditions of peace and order.
Section 23
SEC. 23. Transfer of voting centers due to conditions of peace and order.—In case the Commission finds motu proprio or upon verified petition if any candidate, registered political party or coalition of political parties, or a majority of the registered voters in the affected voting center, or of the citizens election committee, and after due notice and hearing that the conditions of peace and order in a locality where the voting center is located or its immediate vicinity are not conducive to the free, orderly and honest conduct of the election and the exercise by the voters therein of their right of suffrage, or would expose them or other election officials to danger to life and limb, it may order the voting centers to be transferred to another venue within the same locality, or if warranted, to the closest adjacent locality in the city or municipality or another adjacent city or municipality: Provided, That sufficient notice of such transfer shall be made to the voters, candidates, political parties and coalition of political parties affected.