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Practice question: Voter Registration, Deactivation, and Reactivation

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A voter's record has been lawfully deactivated for failure to vote in two successive regular elections. During an authorized filing period, he wants it restored and meets the applicable conditions. What process should he pursue?
  1. A sworn reactivation application through the Election Officer for Election Registration Board action
  2. A second independent registration that conceals the old record
  3. A private letter to a candidate that automatically reactivates the record
  4. Use of a deceased relative's active registration
  5. No process, because deactivation is always permanent

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 8189, Voter's Registration Act, Sections 3, 10, 12 and 27–29: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8189_1996.html

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