Practice question
A person argues that being inside a jail automatically makes every inmate a qualified voter regardless of citizenship, age or disqualification. Which is best?
- Custody replaces citizenship
- Custody replaces age
- The jail can repeal election law
- All conviction effects disappear
- PDL voting facilitates the votes of qualified persons; ordinary qualifications and actual disqualifications still matter
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article V, Section 1; Article VI, Sections 3 and 6; Article VII, Section 2: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Republic Act No. 8189, Sections 9 and 11: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8189_1996.html
- COMELEC Resolution No. 9371, Rules on PDL Registration and Voting: https://www.comelec.gov.ph/index.html?r=2016NLE%2FDetaineeVoting%2Fres9371
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