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Commonwealth Act No. 34 (1936)

“ The National Assembly shall extend the right of suffrage to women, if in a plebiscite which shall be held for that purpose within two years after the adoption of this Constitution, not less than three hundred thousand women possessing the necessary qualifications shall vote affirmatively on the question. ”
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Commonwealth Act No. 34 (1936)

“ Suffrage may be exercised by male citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are twenty-one years of age or over and are able to read and write, and who shall have resided in the Philippines for one year and in the municipality wherein they propose to vote for at least six months preceding the election. ”
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Commonwealth Act No. 34 (1936)

“ La Asamblea Nacional otorgará, sin embargo, a la mujer el derecho de sufragio, siempre que, en un plebiscito que se consavocará al efecto, dentro de dos años después de adoptada esta Constitución, trescientas mil mujeres cuando menos, que poseyeren las necesarias calificaciones, voten afirmativamente sobre la cuestión. ”
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