The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain its policy allowing inmates and detainees to vote in the 2016 elections.
In a resolution, the court en banc directed the commission to answer the petition filed last week by Victor Aguinaldo questioning the constitutionality of Comelec Resolution No. 9371 which provided for the registration and voting of people behind bars.
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