Election Law 2010

Outline and Case Readings

Atty. Jose M. Roy III
Reference materials per section are listed by source, not by order of discussion.
I. INTRODUCTION
a.Defnition.
b.Theories of Sufrage.
c.Qualifcations for Sufrage.
d.Disqualifcations.
PHIL. CONST. art. V 1
PHIL. CONST. art. V 2
Omnibus Election Code of the
Philippines [OMNIBUS ELECTION
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES], Batas
Pambansa Blg. 881, 117-118.
An Act Providing for a System of
Overseas Absentee Voting By
Qualifed Citizens Of The
Philippines Abroad, Appropriating
Funds Therefor, And For Other
Purposes [OVERSEAS ABSENTEE
VOTING ACT OF 2003], Republic Act
No. 9189, 5 (d)
OHara v. Comelec, G.R. No.
148941-42, March 12, 2002
Makalintal v. Commission on
Elections, G.R. No. 157013, July 3,
2003
Romualdez-Marcos v. Commission
on Elections, 248 SCRA 300 (1995).
ANTONIO B. NACHURA, OUTLINE
REVIEWER IN POLITICAL LAW 491
(2006 ed.)
II. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
a.Qualifcations of the Chairman and
Commissioners.
b.Purpose.
c.Constitutional and Statutory Powers.
PHIL. CONST. art. IX-C, 1
PHIL. CONST. art. IX-C, 2
OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, 185.
Comelec Resolution No. 8747
Comelec Resolution No. 8737
Comelec Resolution No. 8734
Antonio v. Commission on
Elections, 32 SCRA 319 (1970)
Biliwang v. Commission on
Elections, 114 SCRA 454 (1982)
Ramas v. Commission on Elections,
286 SCRA 189 (1998)
Pimentel v. Commission on
Elections, 289 SCRA 586 (1998)
Matibag v. Benipayo, G.R. No.
149036, April 2, 2002
Ang Bagong Bayani-OFW v.
Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
147589, February 18, 2003
Baytan v. Commission on Elections,
G.R. No. 153945, February 4, 2003
III. KINDS OF ELECTIONS
a.General and Special Elections.
b.National and Local Elections.
c.Initiative and Referendum.
d.Recall.
e.Plebiscite.
An Act Providing for a System of
Initiative and Referendum and
Appropriating Funds Therefor [THE
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ACT],
Republic Act No. 6735, 3.
An Act Providing for a Local
Government Code of 1991 [THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF
1991], Republic Act No. 7160, 120,
122
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF
1991, 70, 71.
Angobung v. COMELEC, 269 SCRA
245 (1997)
Socrates v. COMELEC, G.R. No.
154512, November 12, 2002
Javellana v. Executive Secretary, 50
SCRA 30
Defensor-Santiago vs COMELEC,
G.R. No. 127325, March 19, 1997
Lambino v. COMELEC, G.R. No.
174153, October 25, 2006
Sanidad v. COMELEC, 181 SCRA
529
SBMA v. COMELEC, 262 SCRA 496
Claudio v. COMELEC, G.R. No.
140560, May 4, 2000
IV. REGISTRATION
a.General Registration
i.Governing Law
ii.Qualifcations
iii.Disqualifcations
iv.Manner of
Registration/Applications for
Registration
v.Diferently-Abled and Illiterate
Persons
b.Absentee Registration
i.Manner of Registration
ii.Approval of Registration
iii.Prior Registered Voters
c.Precincts and Polling Places
d.Election Registration Board
e.Inclusion and Exclusion Proceedings
i.Jurisdiction
ii.Challenges to Registration
iii.Deactivation of Registration
f. Annulment of Book of Voters
An Act Providing for a General
Registration of Voters, Adopting a
System of Continuing Registration,
Prescribing the Procedures thereof
and Authorizing the Appropriation
of Funds Therefor [THE VOTERS
REGISTRATION ACT OF 1996],
Republic Act No. 8189, 8, 15, 27, 28
Omnibus Election Code, 190-198,
211
Comelec Resolution No. 8647
Yra v. Abano, 52 Phil. 380
Bautista v. Commission on
Elections, 298 SCRA 480 (1998)
Punzalan v. Commission on
Elections, 289 SCRA 702 (1998)
Akbayan Youth v. Commission on
Elections, G.R. No. 147066, March
26, 2001
Sanchez v. Commission on
Elections, 153 SCRA 67
Palatino v. Commission on
Elections, G.R. No. 189868,
December 15, 2009
V. POLITICAL PARTIES
a.Defnition
b.Registration
c.Authority of the Commission on Elections
An Act Providing for the Election
of Party-List Representatives
through the Party-List System, and
Appropriating Funds Therefor [THE
PARTY LIST SYSTEM ACT], Republic
Act No. 7941
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
v. COMELEC , G.R. No. 161255,
February 24, 2004
Atienza, et al. v. Commission on
Elections, G.R. No. 175546, July 31,
2007
VI. CANDIDATES AND CERTIFICATES OF
CANDIDACY
a.Elective Ofcials
i.President/Vice President
ii.Congress
1.Senate
2.House of Representatives
and the Party List System
iii.Local Government Ofcials
1.Elective Local Ofcials
2.Elective Provincial Ofcials
3.Elective City Ofcials
4.Elective Municipal Ofcials
5.Elective Barangay Ofcials
6.Sangguniang Kabataan
iv.Regional Assembly of the
Autonomous Region of Muslim
Mindanao
b.Efect of Filing Certifcate
c.Formal Defects
i.Death, Disqualifcation, or
Withdrawal
ii.Multiple Filing
iii.Nuisance Candidate
d.Disqualifcation of Candidates
i.Petitions to Deny Due
Course/Cancel a Certifcate of
Candidacy
1.Jurisdiction
2.Grounds
a.Omnibus Election
Code
b.Local Government
Code
c.Term Limits
ii.Efect of Disqualifcation
e.Substitution of Candidates
PHIL. CONST. art. VII, 4, 10
PHIL. CONST. art. VI, 5, 17, 18
PHIL. CONST. art. IX-C, 7, 8
PARTY LIST SYSTEM ACT
An Act Providing For Synchronized
National and Local Elections and
for Electoral Reforms, Authorizing
Appropriations Therefor, and for
other Purposes, Republic Act No.
7166
OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, 40.
Comelec Resolution No. 8692
Comelec Resolution No. 8678
Comelec Resolution No. 8696
Comelec Resolution No. 8695
Defensor-Santiago v. Ramos
253 SCRA 559 (1996)
Poe v. Macapagal-Arroyo, PET Case
No. 002, March 29, 2005
Veterans Federation Party v.
Comelec
G.R. No. 136781, 136786, 136795,
October 6, 2000.
Barangay Association for National
Advancement and Transparency
v.Commission on Elections, G.R.
No. 179271, April 23, 2009.
Occena v. Comelec
127 SCRA 404 (1984)
Kandum v. Comelec
G.R. No. 136969, January 18, 2000
Buhisan v. Comelec
G.R. No. 127328, January 30, 2001
Montesclaros v. Comelec
G.R. No. 152295, July 9, 2002
Montesclaros v. Comelec
G.R. No. 152295, August 13, 2002
Recabo v. Comelec
308 SCRA 793 (1999)
Bautista v. Comelec
G.R. No. 154796-97, October 23,
2003
Jurilla v. COMELEC
G.R. No. 105435, June 2, 1994
Aznar v. COMELEC
185 SCRA 703
Codilla v. COMELEC
G.R. No. 150605, December 10, 2004
Caasi v. COMELEC
191 SCRA 229
Mercado v. Manzano
307 SCRA 630
Socrates v. Comelec
G.R. No. 154512, November 12,
2002
Adormeo v. Comelec
G.R. No. 147927, February 4, 2002
Diangka v. Comelec
G.R. No. 139545, January 28, 2000
Soon-Ruiz v. Comelec
G.R. No. 144323, September 5, 2000
Papandayan v. Comelec
G.R. No. 147909, April 16, 2002
Magno v. Comelec
G.R. No. 147904, October 4, 2002
Codilla v. De Venecia
G.R. No. 150605, December 10, 2002
Grego v. COMELEC
274 SCRA 481 (1997)
Pangkat Laguna v. COMELEC
G.R. No. 148075, February 4, 2002
VII. CAMPAIGN AND ELECTION PROPAGANDA
a.Campaign Period
b.Political Advertisements
c.Prohibited Contributions
OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE, 81, 85
OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE, 95-97
Republic Act No. 7166, 14
FAIR ELECTIONS ACT
d.Spending Limits
e.Statement of Contributions and Expenses Penera v. Commission on Elections,
G.R. No. 181613, September 11,
2009
Pilar v. COMELEC, 245 SCRA 759
(1995)
Sanidad v. COMELEC, 181 SCRA
529
VIII. CASTING AND COUNTING OF VOTES.
a.Procedure.
b.Absentee Voting
c.The Board of Election Inspectors
i.Composition
ii.Functions and Powers
d.Watchers
e.Election Returns
f. Announcement of Result
g.Certifcate of Votes
Republic Act No. 8436, 18, 37
Republic Act No. 9369, 2-43
OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE, 206-210
Comelec Resolution No. 8738
Comelec Resolution No. 8754
Comelec Resolution No. 8752
Comelec Resolution No. 8750
Libanan v. HRET, G.R. No. 129783,
December 22, 1997
Sanchez v. COMELEC, 153 SCRA
67
Bautista v. Castro, 206 SCRA 305
Bautista v. COMELEC, G.R. No.
133840, November 13, 1998
Garay v. COMELEC, 261 SCRA 222
IX. ELECTION OFFENSES
a.Ofenses
i.Voters Registration Act of 1996
ii.Omnibus Election Code
iii.Fair Election Act
iv.Automated Elections Laws
b.Prosecution
c.Jurisdiction
d.Defenses
e.Prescription
Voters Registration Act of 1996
Omnibus Election Code
The Fair Election Act
Republic Act No. 8436, as amended
Comelec Resolution No. 8646
Comelec Resolution No. 8742
Comelec Resolution No. 8768
Comelec Resolution No. 8758
Comelec Resolution No. 8715
Comelec Resolution No. 8714
Comelec Resolution No. 8732
Comelec Resolution No. 8730
Comelec Resolution No. 8729
Laurel v. Hon. Judge, G.R. No.
131778, January 28, 2000
Faelnar v. People, G.R. No. 140850-
51, May 4, 2000
Comelec v. Hon. Tagle, G.R. Nos.
148948 & 148951-60, February 17,
2003
X. CANVASS AND PROCLAMATION
a.Board of Canvassers
i.Composition
2.President and Vice-
President
3.Provincial
4.City
5.Municipal
ii.Prohibited
Relationships/Reassignment
iii.Special Board of Canvassers
b.Duties
c.Nature of Proceedings
d.Proclamation
e.Pre-Proclamation Controversies
i.Defnition
ii.Jurisdiction
iii.Issues
iv.Procedure
Republic Act No. 7166, 28-29
Republic Act No. 8436, 5
Republic Act No. 6646, 21.
Comelec Resolution No. 8751
Castromayor v. COMELEC, 250
SCRA 298
Grego v. COMELEC, 274 SCRA 481
(1997)
Agujetas v. Court of Appeals, 261
SCRA 17 (1996)
Utto v. COMELEC, G.R. No.
150111, January 31, 2002
Namil v. COMELEC, G.R. No.
150540, October 28, 2003
Castromayor v. COMELEC, 250
SCRA 298
Jamil v. COMELEC, G.R. No.
123648, December 15, 1997
Sandoval v. Comelec, G.R. No.
133842, January 26, 2000
Sebastian v. Comelec, G.R. No.
139573-75, March 7, 2000
Macabago v. Comelec, G.R. No.
152163, November 18, 2002
Milla v. Comelec, G.R. No. 151216,
July 18, 2002
Balindong v. Comelec, G.R. No.
153991-92, October 16, 2003
XI. ELECTION CONTESTS
a.Jurisdiction
i.Original Jurisdiction
Comelec Resolution No. 8665
Comelec Resolution No. 8654
1.President and Vice
President
2.Senate and House of
Representatives
3.Regional/Provincial/City
4.Municipal
5.Barangay
ii.Appellate Jurisdiction
b.Types of Actions
iii.Election Protest
iv.Quo Warranto
c.Custody of Materials
d.Execution Pending Judgment
Lomarong v. Dubguban
269 SCRA 624 (1997)
Beagan v. Borja
261 SCRA 47 (1996)
Fermo v. Comelec
G.R. No. 140179, March 13, 2000
Saquilayan v. Comelec
G.R. No. 157249, November 28,
2003
Santos v. Comelec
G.R. No. 155618, March 26, 2003
XII. FAILURE OF
ELECTIONS/POSTPONEMENT/SUSPENSION
a.Grounds
b.Venue
c.Jurisdiction
Loong vs Comelec, 257 SCRA 1
(1996)
Hassan v. Comelec, 264 SCRA 125
(1996)
Pasandalan v. Comelec, G.R. No.
150312, July 18, 2002
Ampatuan v. Comelec, G.R. No.
149803, January 31, 2002
Basher v. Comelec, G.R. No. 139028,
April 12, 2000