Professional Documents
Culture Documents
III. Voters
1. Qualifications for suffrage
2. Disqualifications
3. Local Absentee Voters
4. Overseas Absentee Voters
5. Detainee, PWDs, IPs, Media
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),
as amended by R.A. No. 10590 aka "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
Atty. Risos-Vidal v. Comelec and Estrada, G.R. No.
206666, January 21, 2015)
Aratea vs. COMELEC, 683 SCRA 1 (2012)
Jalosjos vs. COMELEC, 683 SCRA 1 (2012)
Quinto vs. COMELEC, 606 SCRA 258, December 1,
2009
Quinto vs. COMELEC, 613 SCRA 385, Feb. 22, 2010
Mendoza vs. COMELEC, G.R. No. 191084, March 25,
2010
Socrates vs. COMELEC, 391 SCRA 457, Nov. 12, 2002
Pamatong v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 161872,
April 13, 2004|
Timbol v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 206004
(Resolution), [February 24, 2015])
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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])