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Oct 3, 2009 election-law pre-proclamation-controversy election-returns comelec canvass

Minor Defects in Election Returns Do Not Justify Exclusion from Canvass

The Supreme Court rules that minor defects in election returns are not grounds for exclusion in a pre-proclamation controversy.

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 7, 2000 election-law pre-proclamation-controversy comelec election-returns canvass election-protest

Pre-Proclamation Controversies: Examining Election Returns on Their Face

A pre-proclamation controversy is limited to examining election returns on their face. Learn from Sebastian v. COMELEC.

Aug 7, 1997 election-law comelec pre-proclamation-controversy canvass election-protest proclamation

Pre-Proclamation Controversies: Limits of COMELEC Jurisdiction After Proclamation

The Supreme Court explains when a pre-proclamation controversy before COMELEC remains viable after a candidate has been proclaimed and assumed office.