ELECTION LAW

A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Suffrage

Election
a) Sambrani vs. COMELEC, 438 SCRA 319

Plebiscite

Initiative
a) Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority vs. COMELEC, 262 SCRA 492

Referendum

Recall

What is the nature of suffrage?

Power of Congress to regulate suffrage; Constitutional Mandate (Sec.

2, Art. V of the Phil. Constitution)

B. Registration of Voters

Qualification of Voters

a) Grace Poe vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 221697, March 8, 2016

b) Tecson vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 161434. March 3, 2004

System of Continuing Registration of Voters (Section 8, RA 8189)

a) Kabataan Party-list, et. Al. vs. COMELEC, G.R. No.

189865, December 15, 2009

Section 5(d) of RA 9189, Absentee Voting relate to Section 1 of

Article V of the Constitution

a) Macalintal vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 157013, July 11, 2003

Registration Ban
Akbayan-Youth vs. COMELEC, March 26, 2001
Deactivation of Registration (No Bio, No Boto) (Section 27, RA
10367)
Kabataan Party-list vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 221318,
December 16, 2015

Inclusion/ Exclusion Proceedings

a) Who may file?

b) Where do you file the Petition?
c) Sections 34-35, RA 8189
d) Section 32(b), RA 8189

Annulment of Book of Voters

 a) Section 39, RA 8189
b) How is it commenced?

Absentee Voting

Local Absentee Voting for Media (Section 2, RA 10380)

Section 4, RA 9189 (Coverage)
Section 5d, RA 9189
Disqualifications from O.A.V (Section 5, RA 9189)

b) POLITICAL PARTIES

Definition of Political Party

Dominant Political Party
Can Dominant political parties participate in Party-list Election?
Election of Party-list Representatives

Article VI, Section 5, par. 2

Who may participate?
Veterans Federation Party vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 136781,
October 6, 2000
Atong Paglaum, Inc., et.al. vs. COMELEC, G.R. Nos. 203766,
April 2, 2013
Four inviolable parameters
BANAT vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 179271, July 8, 2009
Term of Office

c) CANDIDACY

Rules on Candidacy
Who is a candidate under COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8678 and
COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 9615
Residency

a) Limbona vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 181097, June 25,

2008
b) Jalosjos vs. COMELEC and ERASMO, Sr., G.R. No.
191970, April 24, 2012
c) Asistio vs. Trinidad-Peguirre, G.R. No. 191124, April
27, 2010
d) Mitra vs. COMELEC, et. Al., G.R. No. 191938, October
19, 2010

Principle Elements of Residency

a) Domino vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 134015, July 19, 1999

b) Perez vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 133944, October 28,
1999

RA 9225 (DUAL CITIZENSHIP LAW)

Reacquisition vs. Retention

Renunciation
Macquiling vs. COMELEC, et. Al., G.R. No. 195649, July 2,
2013
 RULES ON DISQUALIFICATION

Disqualification TO BE a Candidate
a) Section 68, Omnibus Election Code

Disqualification OF Candidates
a) Section 78, OEC

Nuisance Candidates
a) Dela Cruz vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 192221, November
13, 2012

Petition to DENY DUE COURSE or CANCEL COC

a) Salcedo II vs. COMELEC and Salcedo, G.R. No. 135886,
August 16, 1999
b) Aratea vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 195229, October 9,
2012
c) Villafuerte vs. COMELEC and Villafuerte, G.R. No.
206698, February 25, 2014
d) Tagolino vs. HRET and Lucy Torres-Gomez, G.R. No.
202202, March 19, 2013

Effects of Disqualification Case

a) Section 72, OEC
b) Section 6, RA 6646, as amended

Rejection of 2nd Placer Rule

a) Macquiling vs. COMELEC, et. Al., G.R. No. 195649,
July 2, 2013
b) Ejercito vs. COMELEC and San Luis, G.R. No. 212398,
November 25, 2014

Deadline for the Filing of COC

a) Section 13, RA 9369, amending Section 11, RA 8436
b) Section 66, OEC, as amended
c) Penera vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 181613, November 25,
2009
d) Quinto vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 189698, February 22,
2010

Independent Candidate
a) Section 7, COMELEC Resolution No. 9518

d) ELECTION PERIOD

Section 9, Article IX-C, 1987 Phil. Constitution

Section 3, OEC
Prohibited Acts during Election Period
a) Section 5, RA 8189
b) Section 261 (h), OEC
c) Section 97, OEC
d) Section 261, (p) (q) and (s), OEC as amended by Section
32, RA 7166
e) Section 261 (t), OEC as amended by RA 7166
f) Section 261 (u), OEC
g) Section 261 (x), OEC
 Campaign Spending
Section 13, RA 7166
Section 3 (I to k), COMELEC Resolution No. 9476

Campaign Period
Section 5, RA 7166

Lawful Propaganda
Section 3, RA 9006
COMELEC Resolution No. 9615

Prohibited Campaign Materials

Anti-Epal of COA (Circular No. 2013-004)
Media time and space ( Section 6.2, RA 9006)
a) Media Space
b) GMA Network vs. COMELEC, September 2, 2014
c) Diocese of Bacolod vs. COMELEC, GR. No. 205728,
January 21, 2015
d) Section 10, RA 9006
Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (Section 14, RA
7166)
a) Pilar vs. COMELEC, 245 SCRA 759
Prohibited Donations ( Section 104, OEC)
Prohibited Contributions (Section 95, OEC)
Prohibited 90 DAYS BEFORE elections
a) Section 104 and 261 (m), OEC
Prohibited 45 DAYS BEFORE elections
a) Section 261 (g) (w) (v), OEC
b) Guzman vs. COMELEC, Ting and Garcia, G.R. No.
182380, August 28, 2009
Prohibited 60 DAYS and 30 DAYS (Section 261n, OEC)

e) AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM (RA 9369)

What is AES?