ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This is a culmination of hard work vested by the students of Election Law in University of Perpetual Help System DALTA from batch 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and the present batch 2013-2014. We, the researchers extend special thanks to all those students who exerted their time and effort in digesting the cases found herein. All of these would not have materialized if not for the supervision, encouragement and support of Atty. Ariel Joseph B. Arias.

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OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OUTLINE BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF COMELEC THE COMELEC AS GUARDIAN OF THE BALLOT ARTICLE I. General Provisions (Sec. 1-12) ARTICLE II. Election of President and Vice-President (Sec. 13-20) ARTICLE III. Election of Members of Batasang Pambansa (Sec. 21-28) ARTICLE IV. Election of Local Officials (Sec. 29-30) ARTICLE V. Election of Members of Regional Assembly Of Autonomous Regions (Sec. 31-36) ARTICLE VI. Election of Local Officials (Sec. 37-51) ARTICLE VII. The Commission on Elections (Sec. 52-59) ARTICLE VIII. Political Parties (Sec. 60-62) ARTICLE IX. Eligibility of Candidates and Certificate of Candidacy (Sec. 63-78) ARTICLE X. Campaign and Election Propaganda (Sec. 79-93) ARTICLE XI. Electoral Contributions and Expenditures (Sec. 94-112) ARTICLE XII. Registration of Voters (Sec. 113-148) ARTICLE XIII. Precincts and Polling Places (Sec. 149-163) ARTICLE XIV. Board of Elections (Sec. 164-177)

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ARTICLE XV. Watchers (Sec. 178-180) ARTICLE XVI. Official Ballots and Election Returns (Sec. 181-189) ARTICLE XVII. Casting of Votes (Sec. 190-205) ARTICLE XVIII. Counting of Votes (Sec. 206-220) ARTICLE XIX. Canvass and Proclamation (Sec. 221-240) ARTICLE XX. Pre-proclamation Controversies (Sec. 241-248) ARTICLE. XXI. Election Contest (Sec. 249-260) ARTICLE. XXII. Election Offenses (Sec.261-269) ARTICLE XXIII. Legal Fees (Sec. 270-271) ARTICLE XXIV. Transitory Provisions (Sec. 272-279) ARTICLE XXV. Final Provisions (Sec. 280-283) APPENDICES Resolution No. 8696 RULES ON DISQUALIFICATION CASES FILED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 10, 2010 AUTOMATED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS R.A. 9369 AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO USE AN AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, TO ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY, CREDIBILITY, FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMPANSA BLG. 881, AS AMEMDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166 AND OTHER RELATED ELECTIONS LAWS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

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