Election Law Outline Atty. Jocelyn Valencia

PART II COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (i) Composition

Qualifications Article IX – C, 1987 Constitution

(ii) Manner of Appointment

Limitations Removal Practice of Law

(iii) Brillantes v Yorac 192 S 358

Cayetano v Monsod 210 S 210 (iv) Nature of Powers:

Zaldivar v Estenzo 23 S 540 Gallardo v Tabamo 32 S 690 Librado v Cesar 234 S 13 Infotech v Comelec, et. al. 01-12-04 GR No.

159139 Laban v Comelec 02-24-04 GR No. 161265 Jeffrey Santos v Macario Assistio IV, 01-23-06

GR No. 164439 (v) Powers: Executive

Administrative Quasi-Legislative Roque Jr v Comelec 599 S 69 Brillantes, et. al. Comelec 06-15-04 GR No.

163193 (vi) Adjudicatory and Quasi-Judicial Powers

Section 2, 4 Rule 19 Comelec Rules of Procedure

Mendoza v Comelec 616 S Jamil v Comelec 283 S 349 Bernardo v Abalos 12-05-01 GR No. 137266 Coquilla v Comelec 07-31-02 GR No. 151914 Sec 7, Article 9-A Rule 13 Comelec Rules of Procedure Angelia v Comelec 332 S 757 Banaga v Comelec 336 S 701 Reyes v RTC Mindoro 244 S 41 Garces v CA 259 S 99 Filipinas v Comelec, Acme 135 S 25 Chavez v Comelec 211 S 315 Salva v Macalintal 340 S 506 Bulaong v Comelec 220 S 745 Soller v Comelec 339 S 685 Sahali, et. al. v Comelec 01-15-13 GR No.

201796 Sec. 2, Rule 3 Comelec Rules of Procedure

Ambil Jr v Comelec 344 S 358 Douglas Cagas v Comelec, Bautista 663 S 644 Cayetano v Comelec, Tinga 648 S 561

(vii) Judicial Powers

Section 2(2) Article 9-C Guieb v Fontanilla 247 S 348 Calucag v Comelec 274 S 405

(viii) Power to issue writs of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus

Relampagos v Cumba 243 S 690 Carlos v Angeles 346 S 571 Garcia v de Jesus 206 S 779 Navarro v Comelec 228 S 596

(ix) Power of Investigation Section 2(6) Article 9-C Comelec v Noynay 07-09-98 People v Inting 07-25-90 Comelec v Silva 02-10-98 Kilosbayan v Comelec 280 S 92 Faelnar v People 331 S 429 Herman Tiu Laurel v RTC 323 S 778

(x) Power under Section 2(4) of Article 9-C

Supervision and control over election officers and deputies during election period

Tan v Comelec 237 S 353 (xi) Declaration of postponement, failure, annulment of elections

Sections 5, 6, 7 BP 881 Section 4 RA 7166 Canicosa v Comelec 282 S 517 Sison v Comelec 304 S 170 Carlos (v) Angeles 346 S 571 Coquilla v Comelec, supra Sanchez v Comelec 193 S 849 Pasandalan v Comelec 07-18-02 GR No.

150312 Typoco v Comelec 319 S 498 Basher v Comelec 330 S 736 Mitmug v Comelec 230 S 54 Banaga Jr v Comelec 336 S 701 Ampatuan v Comelec 01-31-02 GR No. 149803 Loong v Comelec 257 S 1 Lucero v Comelec 235 S 280 Borja v Comelec 260 S 604 Balindog v Comelec 260 S 494 Bulaong v Comelec 220 S 745 Hassan v Comelec 264 S 125

(xii) Power to call special elections

Akbayan v Comelec 03-24-01

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Election Law Outline Atty. Jocelyn Valencia (xiii) Power to Register Political Parties and accredit citizen arms

Section 5(2) Article 9-C Section 60 BP 881

(xiv) Party-List Representation

RA 7941 Veterans Federation Party v Comelec 342 S 244 Ang Bagong Bayani v Comelec 359 S 698 Pimentel Jr v HRET (2003) GR Nos 147589 &

147613 PM & BUTIL v Comelec 03-15-06 GR No.

164702 (xv) Power to Regulate

Power to supervise enjoyment or utilization of franchise

Objective Section 11 RA 6646 NPC v Comelec 207 S 1 PPI v Comelec 244 S 272 Adiong v Comelec 207 S 712 Telecommunications and Broadcast Attorneys of

the Phils, GMA 04-21-98 Osmena v Comelec 288 S 447 ABS-CBN v Comelec 357 S 496 RA 9006

(xvi) Limitations on the Power of the president to grant pardon, amnesty, suspension of sentence for violation of election laws

Basis Section 5 Article 9-C

(xvii) Registration of Political Parties and enlist citizen arms

Sec 60 – 62 BP 881 LDP v Comelec, infra

PART III

REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 1) Article V, Section 1

Akbayan-Youth v Comelec 355 S 318 2) Section 113 – 148 BP 881

Qualifications Disqualifications Illiterate and disabled voters Romualdez-Marcos v Comelec 248 S 300 Sarangani v Comelec 334 S 379

Tecson v Comelec and Companion cases 03-

03-04 GR Nos: 161434; 161634; 161824 Petitions for inclusion Petitions for exclusion

3) RA 8189 Voters Registration Act of 1996

Salient Features De Guzman v Comelec 07-19-00

PRECINCT AND POLLING PLACES

Sections 149 – 163 BP 881 RA 8189

o establishment, arrangement, polling places designation, requirements for polling places

Cawasa v Comelec 05-30-02 GR No 150469 BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS

Sections 154-177 BP 881 Composition Qualification, disqualification Powers Privileges Proceedings Vacancy Compensation Prohibition

WATCHERS

Sections 178 – 180 BP 881 Qualifications Rights

PART IV ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES 1) Article VI, VII

Sections 63 – 78 BP 881

2) Qualifications of Candidates Disqualification Term of offices Coquilla v Comelec 317 S 640 Romualdez-Marcos, infra Perez v Comelec 317 S 640 Torayno, Sr. v Comelec 337 S 574 Nolasco v Comelec 275 S 762 Domingo, Jr v Comelec 313 S 311 Trinidad v Comelec 315 S 175

3) Certificate of Candidacy

Contents Effects of Filing

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Go v Comelec 357 v 738 Dimaporo v Mitra Jr 202 S 779

DISQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES

Before Elections

BP 881 Sections 12, 68, 69, 78 Nuisance candidate Petition to deny due course to a Certificate of

Candidacy Janilla v Comelec 232 S 758 Coquilla v Comelec, infra Salcedo II v Comelec 312 S 447 Loong v Comelec 216 S 760 Frivaldo v Comelec 257 S 748

Section 40, LGC

a) Convicted by Final judgment for an offense involving moral turpitude

b) fugitives from justice Marquez Jr v Comelec and Rodriguez 259 S

c) Removed from office as a result of an administrative charge Rodolfo Aguinaldo v Comelec 212 S 768 Grego v Comelec 274 S 481

d) Permanent residents in a foreign country

Caasi v CA 191 S 229

e) Dual Citizenship Mercado v Manzano 307 S 831 Aznar v Comelec 185 S 703 Valles v Comelec, Lopez 08-09-00 GR No.

138000 Labo Jr v Comelec 176 S 1 Juan Frivaldo v Comelec 174 S 245 Republic v Dela Rosa 232 S 785 Frivaldo v Comelec 257 S 721

f) 3-term limit Adormeo v Comelec, Talaga 02-04-02 GR

No 147927 Borja v Comelec 295 S 157 Lonzanida v Comelec 311 S 602

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