Overseas Absentee Voting Act

An overseas absentee voting registration booth in Chater Road, Hong Kong for the 2013 general election
A Catholic nun casts her ballot for the 2019 general election at the Embassy of the Philippines, Holy See

The Overseas Absentee Voting Act, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9189, is a Philippine law that provides an absentee voting system for Filipino citizens residing or working outside of the Philippines who are qualified voters. It was enacted on February 4, 2003, after an estimated 25% of the Filipino population working or living overseas at the time was found misrepresented on elections.[1] It is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2104 and House Bill No. 3570, the first draft was authored in Congress on July 22, 2002. The act is implemented by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) with the help of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

  1. ^ "Republic Act No. 9189". The LawPhil Project. Twelfth Congress Second Regular Session. Retrieved 2009-06-01.