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Practice question: Local and Overseas Absentee Voting (RA 7166, Sec. 12; RA 9189, as amended by RA 10590; RA 10380)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A qualified applicant cannot conveniently reach the main post but a lawful mobile registration is offered through its consular outreach. Is mobile registration outside the post categorically unauthorized by the amended Act?
  1. Yes, the Act bans every outreach activity
  2. Yes, registration is permitted only at a private employer
  3. Yes, outreach automatically waives all qualifications
  4. Yes, only local mayors may register overseas voters
  5. No; the Act expressly recognizes mobile registration through posts’ outreach activities

Legal references

  • RA 10590 amending RA 9189: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10590_2013.html; amended Sections 3-6.

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