Question & AnswerQ&A (Acts No. 4203)
Acts No. 4203 aims to regulate the holding of the first election for President and Vice-President of the Philippines and Members of the National Assembly, appropriate funds for the election, and provide other related provisions.
The Act took effect upon its approval and governs only the first election for President and Vice-President of the Philippines and Members of the National Assembly, held on September 17, 1935.
Any person holding a public office or employment in the executive or judicial branch shall automatically cease to hold their office at the time of filing their certificate of candidacy.
No, a person shall not present themselves as a candidate for or be eligible to more than one office in the election. Filing certificates of candidacy for multiple offices invalidates all such candidacies.
Certificates of candidacy must be signed and sworn to by the candidates themselves and filed with the Department of the Interior at least forty days before the election, and must not contain nicknames or aliases.
The municipal council appoints three election inspectors and one poll clerk with substitutes. Two inspectors and the clerk represent the party with the largest votes in 1934, one inspector represents the party with the next largest votes, with possible additional inspectors for new parties with accredited representatives.
All acts and omissions penalized under the existing Election Law during the election or in connection therewith shall be punished by the penalties prescribed by said law.
Members are elected by the presidents, vice-presidents, and municipal councilors of municipalities and districts in the province, including current and past occupants of these positions, voting through a special board of election inspectors.
Yes, they may register and vote by mail by sending their applications or ballots by registered mail to the board of inspectors of the precinct they resided in before confinement, subject to qualification requirements.
The Bureau of Posts shall receive and transmit all election-related documents without delay and free of charge.
They shall receive compensation at the rate of four pesos for each day of service rendered.
The vote returns are certified and sent to the Secretary of the Senate, Secretary of the House of Representatives, and Secretary of the Interior; thirty days after the election, the Legislature meets in joint session to publicly count votes, determine results, and certify the same to the Governor-General.
Ballots must be uniform throughout the Philippines except in certain provinces, have no printing on the back, and have stubs numbered consecutively in each municipality or district.
No vote shall be counted on ballots where the candidate is designated by nickname or alias, even if mentioned in the certificate of candidacy.
Provincial boards shall perform duties related to election precincts and appointments of election officers under supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, particularly where municipal councils are not able to act. Municipal councils act in other municipalities as usual.