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Question 17
17. Congress enacted a law providing for mandatory biometrics voter registration.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) then issued resolutions
implementing said law and further providing that registered voters who fail to
submit their biometrics for validation by the last day of filing of application for
registration for the May 2025 elections shall be deactivated. Consequently, those
who fail to be validated, those without biometrics data, or those who have
incomplete biometrics data will be deactivated and shall not be allowed to vote.
A petition for certiorari and prohibition was filed before the Supreme Court
assailing the constitutionality of the law and the COMELEC resolutions, on the
ground that biometrics validation constitutes an additional and substantial
qualification not contemplated by the 1987 Constitution, because non-
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compliance therewith results in voter deactivation. Will the petition prosper?
Explain briefly.
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