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BP 881 Section 140

BP 881 Section 140

Voters excluded through inadvertence or registered with an erroneous or misspelled name.

Section 140

SECTION 140. Voters excluded through inadvertence or registered with an erroneous or misspelled name. – Any voter registered in the permanent list who has not been included in the list prepared for the election or who has been included therein with a wrong or misspelled name shall have the right to file an application on any date with the proper municipal or metropolitan trial court, for an order directing that his name be reinstated in the list or that he be registered with his correct name. He shall attach to such application a certified copy of the entry of his name in the list of the preceding election, together with proof that he has applied without success to the board of election inspectors and that he has served notice thereof upon a member of the board. (Sec. 39, PD 1896, as amended)

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CitationBP 881 Section 140 (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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