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Article 32

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Effects of the penalties of perpetual or temporary special disqualification for the exercise of the right of suffrage.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Effects of the penalties of perpetual or temporary special disqualification for the exercise of the right of suffrage.

-The perpetual or temporary special disqualification for the exercise of the right of suffrage shall deprive the offender perpetually or during the term of the sentence, according to the nature of said penalty, of the right to vote in any popular election for any public office or to be elected to such office. Moreover, the offender shall not be permitted to hold any public office during the period of his disqualification.

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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