Amendment on Voter Inclusion Application

Section 436 governs applications for inclusion of voters in the list of voters through a petition for an order to include a voter’s name.
Any person who may be refused registration may apply within twenty days after the last day of registration and revision of the list of voters.
The application must be filed with the circuit justice of the peace, the justice of the peace of the provincial capital, or the competent judge of first instance.

The application must be made by filing with the competent tribunal a copy of the certificate and statement previously required, together with proof of service of notice of the application upon all members of the board of inspectors.
The notice served on the board of inspectors must state the time and place and the tribunal where the application is made.

On a petition filed before the hearing of any application to include names in the list of voters, any candidate who may have an interest in the application has the right to intervene.
The intervening candidate may present all evidence they intend to avail of in the proceeding.

The competent judge or court shall order the introduction of evidence in support of the application.
If inclusion is claimed under Section 431(c), the court shall order the appearance of the applicant for examination.
No decision may be rendered based on any stipulation between the applicant and the respondent board of inspectors.

Any person whose name appears in the permanent list of voters for the last general or special election, but was not included in the list for following elections due to inadvertence or neglect, may apply for inclusion.
This relief requires previous notice to any member of the concerned board of inspectors.
The application may be filed at any time two days before the second Saturday previous to the election.

All voter inclusion applications shall be heard without delay.
The court must decide not later than the midday of the second Saturday previous to the election.
The board of inspectors and interested parties must be notified of the decision not later than five o’clock in the afternoon of the second Saturday previous to the election.