F G F A S U E R

T E L C I N E O
L I C A P T O I L T P A I E R S
SUFFRAGE, ELECTION,
AND POLITICAL PARTIES
SUFFRAGE
It is the right and obligation to
vote of qualified citizens in the
election of public officers.
VIEWS ON SUFFRAGE
A mere privilege
A political right
THEORIES ON SUFFRAGE
 The Natural Right Theory
 The Legal Theory
 The Ethical Theory
 The Tribal Theory
 The Feudal Theory
TYPES OF VOTE
 One man One vote
 Singe Transferable Vote
 Plural Voting
 Open Ballot
 Secret Ballot
ELECTION
Means by which people choose
their officials.
PERSONS DISQUALIFIED TO VOTE
 Those who have been sentenced to
suffer imprisonment for not less than 1
year.
 Those who committed any crime
involving disloyalty to the government
such as rebellion and sedition
 Those declared as insane or
incompetent person.
SECRECY AND SANCTITY OF
THE BALLOT
 This is to ensure that the voters shall
exercise the right to freely, uninfluenced
by threats, intimidation or corrupt motives
and to secure a fair and honest count of the
ballots .
ABSENTEE VOTING
SYSTEM
Filipinos who, by force of
circumstances, have temporarily to
work and reside abroad but maintain
their love and loyalty to their native
land are still part of our Republic; they
are also affected by the quality of
public officials and policies of the
government.
ASSIGNMENT
As responsible students how would you
effectively take part on the upcoming
SSC election?
PARTY SYSTEM
 It is referred to as the interactions
of parties with each other (Roskin
et. al., 2012)
CLASSIFICATION OF PARTY
SYSTEM
The two-party system
The multi-party system
leftist, rightist, center
The one-party system
POLITICAL PARTY
 An organization that seeks
political power by electing people
to office so that its positions and
philosophy become public policy
ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT
 The power given to a political
party that gains the necessary
votes to form the governmental
elite, filling administrative posts
with elements from the party rank.
 PHILIPPINE PARTY SYSTEM
 The omnibus Election Code has the following
provisions during elections:
 parties must be furnished a copy of Comelec
directives and orders in pursuant to the provisions
of the Omnibus Election Code (Article VIII)
 parties must be notified by the Comelec in the
use of technological and electronic devices
(Article VIII)
 parties must be provided guidelines for campaign
spending (Article X)
 parties must limit their spending to 1.50 pesos per
voter for each candidate (Article X Section 101)
 the two major parties shall have a representative
each in the board of election inspector in every
precinct (Article XIV) and board of canvassers
 all parties can have a watcher in every polling
place (Article XV)
 parties may hold party conventions or meetings
to nominate their official candidates 30 days
before the campaign period and 40 days for
presidential and vice-presidential candidates
(Article X)
 parties should be notified by the COMELEC
before the printing of emergency ballots (Article
XVI)
 the 2 major parties may send representatives
to verify the content of ballot boxes and shall
be given a copy of the statement of election
result (Article XVI)
 parties may raise a pre-proclamation
controversy, i. e., any question pertaining to or
affecting the proceedings of the board of
canvassers (Article XX)