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PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 93

PD 1296 (The 1978 Election Code) Section 93

Petition for inclusion of voters in the permanent list.

Section 93

SEC. 93. Petition for inclusion of voters in the permanent list. —Any person whose application for registration has been disapproved may, at any time except five days before an election, apply to the proper court for an order directing the election registrar to include his name in the permanent list of voters, attaching to his petition the certificate of disapproval issued by the election registrar and proof of service of the petition upon the election registrar. If the decision is for the inclusion of the voter in the permanent list, the application previously disapproved shall be retrieved from the inactive file and included in the corresponding book of voters. The corresponding notations shall be made on the application. However, if the decisions of the court for inclusion is received after the books of voters have been delivered to the election committee, the voter shall, upon presentation of a certified copy of the order of inclusion and upon proper identification, be allowed to vote on election day. The election registrar shall transmit the duplicate and triplicate copies of the application to the provincial election supervisor and to the Commission, respectively together with a certified copy of the order of inclusion.

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