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2015-12-16 |
PERLAS-BERNABE, J. |
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| During the 1971 Constitutional Convention, the delegates decided to remove the literacy and property requirements to broaden the political base and discontinue the exclusion of millions of citizens from the political systems:[72] | |||||
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2015-12-16 |
PERLAS-BERNABE, J. |
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| DELEGATE OCCEÑA: I can answer that, but it belongs to the sphere of someone else in the Committee. We use this term as distinguished from procedural requirements. For instance, the law cannot come in and say that those who should be allowed to vote should have paid certain taxes. That would be a substantial requirement in addition to what is provided for in the Constitution. But the law can step in as far as certain procedural requirements are concerned like requiring registration, and also step in as far as these classifications are concerned.[73] (Emphases supplied) | |||||