Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
F) POWER OF INVESTIGATION
Cases:
COMELEC v. Noynay, July 9, 1998 – SISTUAL
Pp. v. Inting July 25, 1990 – MAMAC
Faelnar v. People 331 SCRA 429 – MONDEJAR
Herman Tiu Laurel vs. RTC Judge of Manila Br. 10 and COMELEC 323 SCRA 778 – MAYPA
COMELEC v. Silva Feb. 10, 1998 – JOHAYR
Kilosbayan vs. COMELEC 280 SCRA 892 – GALOPE
Bernardo vs. Abalos, G.R. No. 137266, December 5, 2001 – EDRALIN
REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND ENLIST CITIZENS ARMS (BP 881, Section
60-62)
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
What is the effect of the effectivity of RA 8189 to the current permanent list of voters?
WHAT IS REGISTRATION?
SEC. 11 - DISQUALIFICATIONS:
WHO ARE CONSIDERED ILLITERATE AND DISABLED VOTERS AND HOW DO THEY
REGISTER?
ARRANGEMENT OF PRECINCTS
Emergency Ballots
Ballot boxes
a) Composition
b) DISQUALIFICATION
c) POWERS OF BEI (EB)
d) Voting privilege
ABSENTEE VOTERS
A) QUALIFICATIONS
B) RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF WATCHERS
C) OTHER WATCHERS
ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES
COMMON QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualifications prescribed by law are continuing requirements and must be possessed for the duration
of the officer's active tenure. Once any of the required qualifications are lost, his title to the office may
be seasonably challenged.
Sectoral Representative
Residency Requirement
Term of Office
CERTIFICATES OF CANDIDACY
Mode of Filing:
Time of Filing:
Place of Filing
Dimaporo v. Mitra, Jr. 202 SCRA 779, October 15, 1991 – EBUEZA
SUBSTITUTION OF CANDIDACY
QUESTION: May an independent candidate who has withdrawn from such candidacy,
then affiliate as party member of a political party, and is thereafter nominated to
substitute its candidate for mayor legally run as substitute candidate?
WITHDRAWAL OF CERTIFICATE
Cases:
RAMIREZ V. COMELEC – AMPARADO
Go vs COMELEC 357 SCRA 739 – ANCHETA
Dimaporo vs Mitra Jr. 202 SCRA 779 – ERUM
DISQUALIFICATION OF A CANDIDATE
BEFORE ELECTIONS
4) A verified petition seeking to deny due course or to cancel a certificate of candidacy may be
filed by any person on the ground that the candidate made material misrepresentation in his
certificate of candidacy.
Cases:
8) THREE-term limit
Cases:
Adormeo v. COMELEC & Talaga – LEMENTE
Lonzanida v. COMELEC July 28, 1998 – ELMAN
Borja v. COMELEC September 3, 1998 – SANTOALLA
ELECTION PERIOD
CAMPAIGN PERIOD (excludes the day before and the day of the elections)
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
1. PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS
2. TELEVISION/RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS
ELECTION SURVEYS
CANVASSING BODIES
5) Excess Ballots
6) Spoiled Ballots
7) Equity of the Incumbent Rule
8) Neighborhood Rule
PROCLAMATION
Pre-Proclamation Controversy
d.2) Matters relating to the preparation, transmission, receipt, custody and appreciation
of the election returns and certificates of canvass
DISQUALIFICATION CASES
ELECTION CONTESTS
D) Election Protest
E) Quo Warranto
Ronald Allan Poe a.k.a FPJ vs. GMA PET Case No. 002 – CERNA
1) Supreme Court
2) Senate Electoral Tribunal
3) HRET
4) COMELEC
5) RTC for municipal officials
6) MTC for barangay officials
Election Returns:
Ballots
Poll-Books and Tally Sheets
Election Officials
Voters
Certificate of Votes
ELECTION OFFENSES
Election offenses
⎣ The various election offenses are enumerated primarily under Sec. 261 of B.P. 881. However,
other election laws provide for other election offenses. Some of the more significant offenses
include the following:
Registration
Certificate of Candidacy
Election Campaign
Voting
Counting of Votes
Canvassing
Acts of government or public officers
Coercion, intimidation, violence
Other prohibitions
Failure to register or vote
Penalties
For individuals
For a Foreigner
For a Political Party
Persons Required by Law to Keep Prisoners in their Custody
Prescription
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