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ELECTION LAWS

1. SUFFRAGE, NATURE AND DEFINITION

2. Scope of Suffrage (4)

a. Elections

b. Plebiscite

c. Referendum

d. Initiative

e. Recall

3. Qualifications of a Voter (4)

4. Disqualified Voter (2)

5. Constitutional Provisions

a. Composition of COMELEC
b. Who appoints the members of COMELEC; Term

c. Qualifications (4)

6. Statutory Provisions
a. Powers/Duties of COMELEC (3)

b. Field Officials (3)

c. Qualifications of members of Field Officials

d. Term of Election Officer

e. Office Space

f. When reassignment of field officials takes place (2)

g. Election Period

h. Campaign Period

i. Extending the campaign period as a remedy of premature campaigning on the

basis of Sec. 28 of RA 8436
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j. Postponement of Elections vs Failure of Elections

i. Grounds

ii. When to declare

iii. Who may initiate

7. Certificate of Candidacy
a. Formal Requirements (5)

b. Rules Relative to Certificates of Candidacy

i. Prohibition on filing COC for more than one office

ii. Ministerial Duty of COMELEC

iii. Name-Preference (4)

iv. Program of government not exceeding 100 words/bio data

v. Effect of Filing of COC (3)

vi. Candidates with political parties

vii. Who are considered independent candidates (5)

viii. Withdrawal of COC (4)

ix. Substitution of Candidates (for those with political parties) (3)

8. Election Disputes (3)

9. Pre-Election Disputes
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a. General Disqualifications (Rule 25 of the COMELEC Rules on Procedure) (5)

i. Who may file

ii. When

iii. If unresolved before the completion of canvass

b. Sec. 12 of the Omnibus Election Code

c. Sec. 68 of the Omnibus Election Code

d. Nuisance Candidate

i. Who may file

ii. When

iii. Where

e. Disqualification under Sec. 78 of the OEC

i. Ground

ii. Who may file

iii. When

iv. Where

f. Does the COMELEC have the authority to determine before the elections the eligibility
of a candidate?

g. Disqualification vs Ineligibility

h. Reasons for the absence of an authorized proceeding for determining before election the
qualifications of a candidate (3)

i. Ruling in Poe-Llamanzares vs COMELEC

10. Registration of Political Parties by COMELEC

a. Registration vs Accreditation
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b. Sec. 2(5) , Art.IX-C of the Constitution

c. Requisites for Registration (3)

d. Stages (5)

e. Grounds for the Cancellation of Registration (6)

f. LDP vs Comelec

g. Rights of Political Parties (6)

11. Accreditation of Citizen’s Arms

a. Purpose

b. Governing Rules

c. Who may apply?

d. Procedure (9)

12. Registration of Voters

a. RA 8189

b. Who may register (4)

c. RA 10367

d. Steps (5)
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e. Creation of Mother/Daughter Precincts

f. Deactivation of Registration

g. Exclusion/Inclusion Proceedings
i. Jurisdiction

ii. Who may file inclusion proceedings (3)

iii. Who may file exclusion proceedings (4)

iv. Who else may file exclusion proceedings (2)

Initial Remedy:

v. Rules Relative to Inclusion/Exclusion Proceedings (7)

13. Absentee Voting

a. RA 1989

b. Who may avail

c. How to register (2)

d. Features

e. Local Absentee Voting

14. Election Contributions and Expenses

a. Sec. 94-112 of the OEM as amended by RA 7166

b. Prohibited Contributions (6)

c. Effect of soliciting/receiving

d. Fundraising activities

e. Jurisdiction
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f. True Name of contributor

g. Report

h. Limits of Election Expenditures

i. Statement of Contribution sand Expenditures

i. When filed

ii. Supplemental SOCE

iii. Effect of Failure to file SOCE (2)

15. Campaign and Election Propaganda

a. lawful Election Propaganda (3)

i. Commom Poster Areas

ii. Private Properties

b. Paid Print and Media Propaganda

GMA vs COMELEC

c. Exit Polls (4)

16. Automated Elections

a. Governing Law

b. Coverage

c. Types (2)

d. Source Codes

e. Continuity Plan

17. Election Day-Voting, Counting and Recording

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a. Board of Election Inspectors

b. Rules Relative to VCR (6)

c. Board of Canvassers

d. Proclamation of Winning Candidate

18. Pre-Proclamation Controversy

a. Definition

b. Issues (4)

c. Jurisdiction

d. Subject

19. Post-Election Dispute (3)

Election Contest vs Quo Warranto

i. Issue

ii. Who may file

iii. Effect if petition is granted

iv. Parties

v. Jurisdiction