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Apr 27, 2021 election law voter registration ra 8189 election offense supreme court voting rights

Double Voter Registration in the Philippines: Legal Consequences Under RA 8189

Learn the legal consequences of double voter registration in the Philippines, based on the Supreme Court ruling in Labay v. People.

Feb 16, 2021 election law presidential electoral tribunal election protest suffrage 2016 elections supreme court

Suffrage Safeguards: Upholding Election Integrity Through Specificity and Evidence in Electoral Protests

The PET dismissed Marcos Jr.'s 2016 VP election protest, affirming Robredo's victory and underscoring the strict rules on specificity and evidence in election contests.

Mar 19, 2013 election-law comelec electoral-tribunal ballot-appreciation barangay-elections supreme-court

Upholding Electoral Tribunals Discretion Respecting THE Voters Intent IN Contested Ballots

A 3-3 Comelec en banc vote has no legal effect; the case must be reheard, the Supreme Court rules.

Jan 18, 2008 election-law presidential-electoral-tribunal election-protest abandonment legarda de-castro

Abandonment in Election Protests: Legarda v. De Castro and the Effect of Subsequent Candidacy

PET dismisses Legarda's VP protest against De Castro on abandonment and evidentiary grounds, clarifying election protest rules.

Apr 2, 2007 election-law comelec electoral-tribunal jurisdiction failure-of-elections armm

Electoral Tribunals Exclusive Jurisdiction Challenging Congressional Elections After Proclamation

The Supreme Court clarifies the boundary between COMELEC's jurisdiction over election annulment and the exclusive authority of electoral tribunals over election contests.

Mar 14, 2007 election-law pre-proclamation controversy comelec election protest proclamation

Challenging Election Results: Pre-Proclamation Controversies and Void Proclamations

Learn when a pre-proclamation controversy can be filed after proclamation, and why a void proclamation is no proclamation at all.

Mar 17, 2004 election-law board-of-canvassers comelec electoral-fraud proclamation omnibus-election-code

Election Law: Ensuring Canvass Board Legitimacy and Preventing Electoral Fraud

The Supreme Court affirms COMELEC's power to nullify proclamations by illegally constituted boards of canvassers and to order recounts to protect electoral integrity.

Dec 19, 2003 election-law comelec failure-of-election omnibus-election-code jurisprudence

Failure of Election Petitions: COMELEC Discretion and the Evidentiary Bar

The Supreme Court clarifies when failure of election may be declared, and why mere allegations without evidence will not suffice.

Feb 9, 2000 election law electoral fraud comelec probable cause ra 6646 election offense

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.