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Jun 15, 2004 election-law disqualification second-placer special-election hret electoral-protest

Disqualification After Election: Why the Second Placer Does Not Win and a Special Election Is the Remedy

When a winning candidate is disqualified after the election, the second placer cannot be declared the winner. A special election is the proper remedy, as explained in Ocampo v. HRET.