Practice question
A voter was lawfully deactivated under RA 10367 for failing to complete the validation required for the May 2016 elections. After that election, she seeks reactivation through the applicable process and compliance requirements. An official says that biometrics deactivation creates a lifelong substantive ban with no possible reactivation. Which answer follows the Act?
- The claim is incorrect: Section 8 expressly permits later reactivation following the Section 28 procedure
- Every biometrics deactivation permanently removes citizenship
- The official may refuse every application regardless of compliance
- Reactivation automatically dispenses with the applicable biometrics requirements
- The voter may instead cast unlimited ballots without registration
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 10367, mandatory biometrics voter registration, Sections 7, 8 and 10: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10367_2013.html
- 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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