With the approach of the January 2028 National and Local Elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) authorized the conduct of voter registration and voting activities in the Kulungan City Jail, designating it as a special polling place for qualified Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) voters. The following PDLs sought to register and vote in the 2028 elections: Cheska was convicted of estafa by final judgment and sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment. She is currently serving her sentence. She registered as a voter and sought to vote. JK was convicted of rebellion, a crime involving disloyalty to the duly constituted government, and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. He has appealed his conviction and the appeal is currently pending before the Court of Appeals. He registered as a voter and sought to vote. Mats is detained for the illegal sale of dangerous drugs punishable by life imprisonment under Republic Act No. 9165. He has not yet been arraigned and no plea has been entered. He sought to register and vote. Rule on the eligibility of Cheska, JK, and Mats to register and vote in the 2028 elections.
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Answer: All three PDLs—Cheska, JK, and Mats—are eligible to register and vote. Legal Basis: Under Section 118 of the Omnibus Election Code, Section 11 of R.A. No. 8189, and COMELEC Resolution No. 9371, voter disqualification requires a final judgment of conviction. Disqualification applies only
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Are Cheska, JK, and Mats eligible to register and vote in the 2028 National and Local Elections?
Under Section 118 of the Omnibus Election Code (B.P. Blg. 881), Section 11 of R.A. No. 8189, and COMELEC Resolution No. 9371, Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) are qualified to register and vote if they are: (1) confined in jail awaiting or undergoing trial (Mats); (2) serving a sentence of imprisonment for less than one year (Cheska, whose sentence is only 8 months); or (3) convicted of a crime where the conviction is still on appeal and not yet final (JK). Because none of them fall under any statutory ground for voter disqualification, all three are eligible PDL voters.