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necessary INFRASTRUCTURE AND
services,
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devicesH,
SIDEWALKS,
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LIGHTING, VENTILATION AND OTHER FEATURES FOR PERSONS
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WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS."
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Sec. 2. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 10366 is hereby amended as follows:
RAMPS,
RAILINGS,
including
assistive
ADEQUATE
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"SEC. 9. [Grcation-of] Precincts for Persons with Disabiiities and
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Senior Citizens. - The Commission is hereby authorized to [establish]
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DESIGNATE precincts [of-o-nonterritorial-natore] IN ACCESSIBLE
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POLLING PLACES FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF [cxclusively-for]
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persons with disabilities and senior citizens, SUCH AS IN PUBLIC
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SCHOOLS,
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COMMUNITY CENTERS OR OTHER SIMILARLY DESIGNATED
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SPECIAL
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DESIGNED WITH SPECIAL FEATURES, TO ENSURE THEIR
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SAFETY AND COMFORT, [who in their-regiGtration-rocords manifest
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their intent-to-avail-of-their-right to a-separate precinct under "this
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section.' Purstfant-heretoz-the-Gommission-shall-establiGh at leaGt-one-(-l-)
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such ■■ precinct,—assigned to ■ acccGGiblo-polling places, -for -every-voting
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center]. Such precincts shall be provided with assistive devices
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PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2(3) OF THIS ACT
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as well as the services of experts in assisting persons with disabilities.
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Sec. 3. A new section designated as Section 9-A under Republic Act No.
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TOWN
VENUES
HALLS
OR
OR
AREAS,
10366 is hereby inserted to read as follows:
PLAZAS,
AND
CIVIC
CENTERS,
PREFERABLY
THOSE