Synchronized Barangay and SK Elections Act

Section 1 provides for synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections to be held on July 15, 2002.
Section 1 provides that subsequent synchronized elections shall be held on the last Monday of October.
Section 1 provides that subsequent synchronized elections shall occur every three (3) years thereafter.

Section 2 provides that the term of office of all barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials after the effectivity of Republic Act No. 9164 is three (3) years.
Section 2 prohibits any barangay elective official from serving for more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position.
Section 2 provides that the term of office is reckoned from the 1994 barangay elections.
Section 2 provides that voluntary renunciation of office for any length of time does not interrupt continuity of service for the full term for which the elective official was elected.

Section 4 provides that officials elected under Republic Act No. 9164 shall assume office on August 15, 2002.
Section 4 provides that officials elected in subsequent elections shall assume office at noon of November 30 next following their election.
Section 5 provides that all incumbent barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials shall remain in office unless sooner removed or suspended for cause until successors are elected and qualified.
Section 5 reiterates the provisions of the Omnibus Election Code relative to failure of elections and special elections.

Section 3 requires that for the July 15, 2002 synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections, a special registration of voters for the sangguniang kabataan must be fixed by COMELEC.
Section 3 provides that subsequent registration of barangay and sangguniang kabataan voters shall be governed by Republic Act No. 8189.
Section 6 amends Section 424 of Republic Act No. 7160 by defining the katipunan ng kabataan as Filipino citizens:
- actually residing in the barangay for at least six (6) months,
- aged fifteen (15) but less than eighteen (18) on the day of the election,
- and duly registered in the list of the sangguniang kabataan or in the official barangay list in the custody of the barangay secretary.
Section 7 amends Section 428 of Republic Act No. 7160 by setting qualifications for a sangguniang kabataan elective official:
- must be a Filipino citizen,
- must be a qualified voter of the katipunan ng kabataan,
- must be a resident of the barangay for at least one (1) year immediately prior to election,
- must be aged at least fifteen (15) but less than eighteen (18) on the day of the election,
- must be able to read and write Filipino, English, or the local dialect, and
- must not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.

Section 9 requires that the Omnibus Election Code and other existing election laws apply to barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections as far as practicable.
Section 10 requires COMELEC to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement Republic Act No. 9164.

Section 8 appropriates One billion one hundred million pesos (P1,100,000,000) for the purpose, charged from the COMELEC appropriation authorized under Republic Act No. 9162 (FY 2002 General Appropriations Act).
Section 8 allows COMELEC savings of not exceeding Three hundred million pesos (P300,000,000.00) to augment the appropriations as authorized under COMELEC Special Provision No. 2 of Republic Act No. 9162.
Section 8 allows augmentation of the funds by an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the sangguniang kabataan funds reserved pursuant to Section 532 (c) of Republic Act No. 7160.

Section 11 provides a separability rule: if any provision is declared unconstitutional or invalid, unaffected sections or parts remain in full force and effect.
Section 12 provides a repealing rule: all decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with Republic Act No. 9164 are repealed or modified accordingly.