US VS SANCUYA 13 Phil Reports 729 Facts: Defendants, inspectors of election, refused to permit Rufino Isturis to register as an elector.

Isturis claimed the right by virtue of his ownership of real property worth P500, as prescribed in subsection (b), section 13, of Act No. 1582. Issue: Whether or not the inspectors of election can refuse registration of an unqualified voter. Held: When an elector claims the right to vote by virtue of the above provision of law the inspectors are authorized to exercise a quasi-judicial power in deciding the question involved, and unless they knowingly, willfully, and maliciously refuse to register a qualified voter they are not criminally liable. Evidence insufficient to sustain conviction. Judgment reversed and defendants acquitted.