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Election Law Syllabus 2019
Election Law Syllabus 2019
III. Voters
1. Qualifications for suffrage
2. Disqualifications
3. Local Absentee Voters
4. Overseas Absentee Voters
5. Detainee, PWDs, IPs, Media
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6. Readings:
The Omnibus Election Code (Sec. 118)
E.O. No. 157 (Local Absentee Voting Law)
R.A. No. 7166 (Sec. 12)
RA No. 10380 (Local Absentee Voting for Media)
R.A. No. 9189 (Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003)
R.A. No. 10590 (The Overseas Voting Act of 2013)
Macalintal v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 157013, July 10, 2003
People v. Corral, 62 Phil. 945 (1936)
V. Candidates
1. Qualifications
2. Disqualifications
3. Certificate of Candidacy
4. Nuisance Candidate
5. Readings: Article XI (Secs. 63-78), Omnibus Election Code
Section 40, R.A. No. 7160
RA No. 10742 aka Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of
2015
Poe-Llamanzares v. Commission on Elections, G.R. Nos.
221697 & 221698-700, 08 March 2016
Maquiling v. Comelec (G.R. No. 195649, April 16, 2013)
Arnado v. Comelec, G.R. No. 210164, 18 August 2015
Caballero v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 209835,
22 September 2015
Frivaldo v. Comelec, G.R. No. 120295, 28 June 1996
Mercado v. Manzano, G.R. No. 135083, 26 May 1999
Villaber v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 148326, 15 November
2001
Lonzanida v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 135150, 28 July 1999
Abundo v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 201716, 08 January
2013
Marquez v. COMELEC, 243 SCRA 538
Dela Cruz v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 192221, 13 November
2012
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IX. Recall
1. Grounds
2. Procedure
3. Readings: R.A. No 7160, Secs. 69-74
R.A. No. 9244
COMELEC Resolution No. 7505
Garcia v. COMELEC, 227 SCRA 100
Claudio v. COMELEC, 331 SCRA 388
Goh v. Bayron, G.R. No. 212584, [November 25, 2014])
5. Prescription
6. Jurisdiction
7. Readings: OEC, Article CCII, Secs. 261-268
R.A. No. 9369
People v. Ferrer, 54 O.G. 1348
Mappala v. Nunez, 240 SCRA 600
People v. Bayona, 181 Phil. 186
Lozano v. Yorac, G.R. No. 94521, 94626, 28 October
1991
Ong v. Martinez, G.R. No. 87743, 21 August 1990
Regalado v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 115962, 15 February
2000
Aquino v. Commission on Elections, G.R. Nos. 211789-
90, 17 March 2015
COMELEC v. Tagle, 397 SCRA 618 (2003)
Tapispisan v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 157950, [June
8, 2005], 498 PHIL 733-751
Causing v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 199139,
09 September 2014
Atty. Francisco v. Comelec and Nieto (GR No. 230249,
24 April 2018)
Libo-on Dela Cruz v. People (GR No. 209387, 11 Jan
2016)
Atty. Orceo v. Comelec (GR No. 190779, 26 March 2010)
Rimandi v. Comelec (GR No. 176364, 18 Sept 2009)
Padpao Region 7 v. Comelec (GR No. 223505, 03 Oct
2017)