PD 1896 Section 45

Prescription.

Section 45

SEC. 45. Prescription. — Election offenses shall prescribe after three years from the date of their commission. If the discovery of the offense is made in an election contest proceedings, the period of prescription shall commence on the date on which the judgment in such proceedings becomes final and executory.

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