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Practice question: Voter Qualification and Disqualification (See also RA 8189, Secs. 9 and 11)

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A citizen with a final qualifying disloyalty-related conviction completed the sentence more than five years ago. No other disqualification exists. Officials insist Section 11(b) contains no automatic restoration at all. Which is correct?
  1. The provision states automatic reacquisition after five years from service of sentence
  2. It creates a permanent bar without exception
  3. Restoration requires a foreign court order in every case
  4. Only payment to a political party restores the right
  5. Only a constitutional amendment can restore the right

Legal references

  • RA 8189: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8189_1996.html; Section 11(b)-(c).

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