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Jan 24, 2023 party-list system equal protection election law comelec candidate qualifications ra 7941

Party-List Nominee Qualifications: Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Losing Candidates

The Supreme Court ruled Congress may set party-list nominee qualifications, but struck down the ban on losing candidates as violating equal protection.

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.

Jun 22, 2010 election-law party-list comelec administrative-law statutory-construction lokin-v-comelec

Upholding Legislative Intent: The Limits of COMELEC's Rule-Making Power in Party-List Nominations

A look at Lokin v. COMELEC, where the Supreme Court struck down a COMELEC rule expanding the grounds for substituting party-list nominees beyond RA 7941.