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In a provincial jail, detainee Marco D., awaiting trial, is a registered voter in District 9 and intends to vote in the forthcoming elections. On election day, jail authorities refuse to permit detainees to vote, citing lack of detainee-specific voting arrangements in the locality. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has issued a detainee-voting policy, but its local implementation has not begun. Which statement best describes the central doctrine governing detainee voting in Philippine law, and how should it apply to Marco’s situation?

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Detainee voting is allowed through general absentee ballots for all detainees, irrespective of local arrangements, so Marco may vote using an absentee process even while detained. Detention does not suspend suffrage; every qualified citizen may vote, but the exercise of that right requires detainee-specific voting arrangements which the state is obliged to provide; since no such arrangements exist in Marco’s locality, he cannot vote in this election, and COMELEC must implement the arrangements to count any future vote. Detention automatically suspends the right to vote until release or acquittal, so Marco may not vote in this election. The Constitution guarantees suffrage to all qualified citizens, but detainees may vote only if they are physically present at their polling place in their district on election day, which is not possible for Marco while detained, so he may not vote this time.

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