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Correcting Election Errors: Protecting the Integrity of Canvassing Through Timely Petition
A timely petition to correct errors in the certificates of canvass protects the integrity of election results and prevents the proclamation of the wrong candidate.
Correcting Election Returns: The Presidential Electoral Tribunal's Authority to Rectify Manifest Errors
The PET may correct manifest errors in election returns and certificates of canvass as part of its constitutional mandate to judge election contests.
PET Can Correct Manifest Errors in Election Returns and Certificates of Canvass
Explaining the PET's power to correct manifest errors in election returns and certificates of canvass in Legarda v. De Castro.
Electoral Integrity Safeguarding Votes Against Tampering And Manipulation
The Supreme Court ruled that glaring vote discrepancies in election returns, certificates of canvass, and statements of votes constitute probable cause for election offenses under RA 6646.