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Sep 15, 2020 election-law party-list equal-protection supreme-court comelec ra-7941

One Vote, Unequal Weight: Party-List Seat Allocation and Equal Protection in Philippine Elections

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the party-list seat allocation formula under RA 7941, rejecting claims of vote double-counting and equal protection violations.