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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 Hard

Practice question

A registered government employee is assigned election duties on election day in another locality where she is not registered. She invokes RA 7166, Section 12. Her supervisor says only military personnel can ever qualify and refuses to assess her application. Which is best?
  1. All government workers qualify regardless of duties
  2. The statutory category also includes qualifying other government officers and employees; the specified assignment and procedures must be assessed
  3. Every private employee automatically qualifies under Section 12
  4. The supervisor may repeal the statute
  5. The employee may vote twice

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 7166, Section 12: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7166_1991.html

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