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COMELEC RESOLUTION NO.9615

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND

REGULATIONS ON THE FAIR

ELECTIONS ACT


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QUESTION: WHAT IS ELECTION CAMPAIGN

OR PARTISAN POLITICAL

ACTIVITY?

ANSWER : IT IS ANACTDESIGNEDTO

PROMOTETHEELECTIONORDEFEATOFAPARTICULAR

CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES TO A

PUBLIC OFFICE.

QUESTION: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENTFORMS OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN OR

PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTIVITY?


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ANSWER : THE TERM ELECTION

CAMPAIGN OR PARTISAN POLITICAL

ACTIVITY REFERS TO ANY ACT

DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE

ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF A

PARTICULAR CANDIDATE OR

CANDIDATES TO A PUBLIC OFFICEAND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING -


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1. Forming organizations, associations, clubs,

committees or othergroups of persons forthe purpose of soliciting votes and/or

undertaking any campaign for or against a

candidate;

2. Holding political caucuses, conferences,meetings, rallies, parades or othersimilar

assemblies for the purpose of soliciting

votes and/or undertaking any campaign for

or against a candidate;


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3. Making speeches, announcements, or

commentaries or holding interviews

for or against the election of anycandidate;

4. Publishing or distributing campaign

literature or materials designed tosupport or oppose the election of any

candidate;

5. Directly or indirectly soliciting votes,pledges orsupportfor or against any

candidate.


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QUESTION: ARE PERSONALOPINIONS, VIEWS, AND

PREFERENCES FOR CANDIDATESCONTAINED IN BLOGS CONSIDEREDACTS OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNINGOR PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTIVITY?

ANSWER : NO, EXCEPT WHENMADE OR EXPRESSED:


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a.) by government officials in

- the ExecutiveDepartment,

- the LegislativeDepartment,

- the JudicialDepartment,and

- the ConstitutionalCommissions, and

b.) by members of the Civil Service.


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QUESTION: WHEN IS THE CAMPAIGN

PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES

FOR NATIONAL AND LOCAL

ELECTIVE POSITIONS?

ANSWER :

ELECTIVE POSITION START END

Senator/Party-List Group February 12, 2013 May 11, 2013

Member, House of Representatives/ March 30, 2013 May 11, 2013

Regional, Provincial, City, and

Municipal Officials


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QUESTION: IS IT LAWFUL TO

ENGAGE IN AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN

OR PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTIVITYON MAUNDY THURSDAY (MARCH 28,

2013), GOOD FRIDAY (MARCH 29,

2013), ON THE EVE OF ELECTION DAY(MAY 12, 2013), AND ON ELECTION

DAY (MAY 13, 2013)?

ANSWER : NO.


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FOR CANDIDATES WITH A POLITICALPARTY OR WITH SUPPORT FROM A

POLITICAL PARTY

P3.00

FP3.00 FOR EVERY REGISTEREDVOTER IN THE CONSTITUENCYWHERE THE CANDIDATE FILED HIS

CERTIFICATE OF

CANDIDACY

FOR INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES P5.00 FOR EVERY REGISTEREDVOTER IN THE CONSTITUENCYWHERE THE CANDIDATE FILEDHIS CERTIFICATE OFCANDIDACY

FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY-LIST GROUPS

P5.00 FOR EVERY SUCH VOTER

QUESTION: HOW MUCH MAY A CANDIDATESPEND FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGN?

ANSWER :


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QUESTION: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES

OF ELECTION PROPAGANDA OR

CAMPAIGN MATERIALS THATCANDIDATES AND POLITICAL PARTIES

ARE ALLOWED TO USE DURING THE

CAMPAIGN PERIOD?

ANSWER : LAWFUL ELECTION PROPAGANDA

OR CAMPAIGN MATERIALS INCLUDE:


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1. ANY WRITTEN OR PRINTED MATERIAL OF A

SIZE NOT EXCEEDING EIGHT AND ONE-HALF

INCHES (8 ) IN WIDTH AND FOURTEEN

INCHES (14) IN LENGTH SUCH AS PAMPHLETS,

LEAFLETS, CARDS, DECALS, AND STICKERS;

2. LETTERS, WHETHER HANDWRITTEN OR PRINTED,

URGING VOTERS TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST ANY

CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL PARTY;

3. POSTERS WITH AN AREA NOT EXCEEDING TWO

FEET BY THREE FEET (2 X 3) WHICH MAY BE

MADE OF CLOTH, PAPER, CARDBOARD OR ANY

OTHER MATERIAL;


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4 MOBILE UNITS, VEHICLES, AND MOTORCADES OF

ALL TYPES;

- WHETHER ENGINE OR MANPOWER

DRIVEN OR ANIMAL DRAWN,

- WITH OR WITHOUT SOUND SYSTEMSOR LOUD SPEAKERS, AND

- WITH OR WITHOUT LIGHTS;


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5. STREAMERS WITH AN AREA NOT

EXCEEDINGTHREEFEET BY EIGHT FEET(3 X 8) DISPLAYED AT THE SITE AND ON

THE OCCASION OF A PUBLIC MEETING OR

RALLY.

NOTE: STREAMERS MAY BE DISPLAYED 5

DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF A

MEETING OR RALLY, BUT MUST BE

REMOVED WITHIN 24 HOURS

AFTER SAID MEETING OR RALLY.


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6. PAID ADVERTISEMENTS IN PRINT AND BROADCASTMEDIA SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH

IN SECTION 9 OF COMELEC RES. NO. 9615 AND R.A. NO.9006;

7. ALL OTHER FORMS OF ELECTION PROPAGANDA NOT

PROHIBITED BY THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE (OEC)

OR BY THE RULES ON CAMPAIGNING (RES. NO. 9615 FOR THE 13 MAY2013 ELECTIONS.

NOTE: IN HEADQUARTERS OR RESIDENCES OF

CANDIDATES, LAWFUL ELECTION

PARAPHERNALIA MAY BE DISPLAYED,

EXCEPT BANNERS OR STREAMERS.


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