2020 SYLLABUS

ELECTION LAW
Atty. Sahara Alia J. Silongan
College of Law
Notre Dame University

A. General Principles
1. Governing Laws
2. Philippine Elections
3. Initiative and Referendum
4. Recall
5. Plebiscite

B. Suffrage
1. Qualification and disqualification of voters
2. Registration and deactivation of voters
3. Inclusion and exclusion proceedings
4. Local and overseas absentee voting
5. Detainee voting

C. Political Parties
1. Jurisdiction of the COMELEC over political parties
2. Registration of political parties

D. Candidacy
1. Qualifications and disqualifications of candidates
2. Filing of certificates of candidacy
a. Effect of filing
b. Substitution and withdrawal of candidates
c. Nuisance candidates
d. Effect of disqualification
E. Campaign
1. Premature campaigning
2. Prohibited contributions
3. Lawful and prohibited election propaganda
4. Limitations on expenses
5. Statement of contributions and expenses

F. Board of Election Inspectors and Board of Canvassers

1. Composition
2. Powers

G. Remedies
1. Petition to deny due course or cancel a certificate
of candidacy
2. Petition for disqualification
3. Failure of election; call of special election
4. Pre-proclamation controversy
5. Election protest
6. Quo warranto