SURIGAO del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is batting for the amendment of election registration period and the penalties against flying voters.
Barbers filed House Bill 8372 to amend the registration period from 120 days to one year before a regular election.
He also filed HB 8371 to impose a fine of P100,000 but not more than P1 million, and an imprisonment of not more than six years but not less than 12 years against a flying voter.
The twin bills would give the Commission on Elections enough time to validate the authenticity of the voter’s information and to purge the voter’s list, Barbers said.
HB 8371 is intended to help prevent corrupt officials from staying in power through vote-buying and use of flying voters.
The amendment of the two bills could result in a clean and honest election, Barbers said.