EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE

Farinas vs Executive SecretaryGR No.14!"#ece$%er 1&'(&&!

Facts) *e+ore t,e court is a -etition to .ec/are as unconstitutiona/ Sec.14 o+ RA0&&1 2T,e +air
e/ection act3 inso+ar as it ex-ress/y re-ea/s Sec.1 o+ *4 ""12T,e 5$ni%us E/ection Co.e3 +i/e.
%y Farinas et a/' $inority $e$%ers o+ t,e$inority %/oc in t,e 6R. I$-/ea.e. as res-on.ents are
t,e Executive sec'S-ea7er o+ t,e 6ouse eta/.
Issue8s)
1. 95N t,e e++ectivity c/ause :,ic, states T,is Act s,a// ta7e e++ectu-on its a--rova/
2Sec.113 is a vio/ation o+ t,e .ue -rocessc/ause o+ t,e Constitution
Ru/in;)
1. An e++ectivity c/ause :,ic, -rovi.es t,at t,e /a: s,a// ta7ei$$e.iate/y u-on its
a--rova/ is .e+ective' %ut it .oes notren.er t,e entire /a: inva/i.' t,e /a: s,a// ta7e
e++ect +i+tten .aysa+ter its -u%/ication in t,e 5G or ne:s-a-er o+ ;enera/ circu/ation.In
Tana.a vs Tuvera' t,e court /ai. .o:n t,e ru/e) T,e c/ause'un/ess ot,er:ise -rovi.e.
re+ers to t,e .ate o+ e++ectivity an. notto t,e re<uire$ent o+ -u%/ication itse/+
4u%/ication isin.is-ensa%/e in every case