Practice question
Under the constitutional allocation, where are election contests involving municipal officials originally decided?
- Exclusively by the President
- By any regional newspaper
- By the Election Registration Board
- By a private political-party committee
- By trial courts of general jurisdiction, subject to COMELEC appellate jurisdiction
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX-C, Section 2(2), election-contest jurisdiction: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Legaspi v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 264661, July 30, 2024, main decision, election remedies and general recount demands: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jul2024/gr_264661_2024.html
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