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Mar 31, 2005election lawpresidential electoral tribunalmanifest errorselection protestcanvass documents
Manifest Error vs. Actual Recount: Defining the Electoral Tribunal's Authority
In Legarda v. de Castro, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal clarified when it may correct manifest errors in canvass documents without a full ballot recount.