An Act Strengthening the Electoral Process by Expanding the Circumstances to Be Considered a Nuisance Candidate and Making It an Election Offense, Imposing Administrative Sanctions and Criminal Penalties, and for Other Purposes
The bill would let COMELEC cancel candidacies that are filed only to mock elections, confuse voters, make money, or show no real intent to run, and would punish such actions with fines, possible jail time, and loss of voting rights.
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SBN-1519 · Sources: BatasWatch
Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.