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

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

State the constitutional qualifications for ordinary suffrage and the prohibition on additional substantive requirements. Distinguish them from compliance with lawful voter-registration procedures.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article V, Section 1, suffrage qualifications and prohibited requirements: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
  • Republic Act No. 8189, Sections 9 and 11, voter qualifications and disqualifications: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8189_1996.html

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