Batangas Provincial Board
The Batangas Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Batangas.
Batangas Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Batangas | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Mark Leviste, PDP–Laban since June 30, 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority | Local Government Code of the Philippines |
| Elections | |
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Last election | May 9, 2022 |
Next election | May 12, 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Apolinario Mabini Legislative Building, Batangas Provincial Capitol Compound, Batangas City | |
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into six districts, two representatives in each district. The candidates with the highest number of votes in each district, depending on the number of members the district sends, are elected. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Batangas.
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