WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS IN ELECTION LAW (Based on the 2012 Bar Syllabus for Political Law)

Assignment for 2nd Meeting

1987 Constitution BP 881 (Omnibus Election Code), as amended RA 6646 (Electoral Reforms Law of 1987) RA 6679 (Barangay Elections) RA 6735 (Law Providing for Initiative and Referendum) RA 7160 (LGC) RA 7166 (Synchronized Elections Law), as amended by RA 9369 RA 7887 RA 7904 RA 7941 (Election of Party-List Representatives) RA 8045 RA 8171 RA 8173 RA 8189 (Continuing Registration) RA 8295 (Lone Candidate Law) RA 8436 (Automated Election System), as amended by RA 9369 RA 8524 RA 9006 (Fair Election Act of 2001) RA 9164 (Synchronized Barangay and SK Elections Law) RA 9189 (Absentee Voting Act) RA 9225 (Dual Citizenship Law) RA 9369 (Automated Election Law), amending RA 8436

1. Interpretation and construction of election laws 2. Suffrage a. Concept b. Art. V, Sec. 1, Const. i. Theory of popular sovereignty (Art. II, Sec. 1, ibid.) c. Substantive requirements i. RA 8189, Sec. 9 d. Scope i. Election 1. Regular 2. Special ii. Plebiscite iii. Referendum 1. Kinds: a. On statutes b. On local law 2. Art. XVIII, Sec. 2, Art. VI, Sec. 32, Const., RA 6735 iv. Initiative 1. Kinds: a. On the Constitution b. On statutes c. On local law 2. Art. XVII, Sec. 2, Art. VI, Const., Sec 32, RA 7169, Sec. 120 v. Recall e. Who may exercise f. Cases

Assignment for 3rd Meeting

3. Registration of Voters

a. Arts. V, VIII, IX-C, Constitution

b. Art. XII, OEC c. RA 6735

d. RA 7166 e. RA 8189 f. RA 9189

g. RA 9225 h. Qualifications and Disqualifications of Voters i. Art. V, Sec. 1, 2, Const. ii. Secs. 117 and 118, OEC; other laws iii. Cases i. Inclusion and Exclusion Proceedings i. Jurisdiction ii. Periods iii. Appellate remedies Election Registration Board i. Composition ii. Qualifications/Disqualifications iii. Proceedings System of Continuing Registration i. Lists of Voters 1. PCVL 2. EDCVL ii. Book of Voters 1. Annulment a. Grounds b. Parties 2. Activation/Reactivation a. Grounds/Causes 3. Periods Absentee Voting i. Qualifications/Disqualifications ii. Candidates Voted Upon

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k.

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m. Dual Citizenship Act i. Qualifications/Disqualifications n. Cases

Assignment for 4th Meeting

4. Political Parties a. Regular parties i. Definition ii. Purpose iii. Qualifications/Disqualifications iv. Kinds 1. National 2. Regional v. Procedure for registration

vi. Rights and privileges

vii. Forfeiture of status

viii. Refusal/Cancellation of registration

ix. Nomination of partys official candidates b. Party-list i. Definition ii. Purpose iii. Qualifications/Disqualifications iv. Kinds 1. Political 2. Sectoral parties 3. Sectoral organizations 4. Coalitions v. Procedure for registration/accreditation vi. Rights and privileges vii. Refusal/Cancellation/revocation/Expiration of registration/accreditation viii. Nomination of party-list representatives c. Principal Laws involved i. Art. VIII, OEC ii. Art. IX-C, Const. iii. RAs 6646, 7166, 7491; 8045, 8173, 8189

Assignment for 5th Meeting

6. Candidacy a. Certificates of Candidacy i. Contents ii. Filing 1. Time 2. Mode 3. Venue 4. Effects iii. Misrepresentation iv. Withdrawal b. Candidates i. Kinds 1. Regular 2. Guest 3. Lone ii.

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iv. v. vi.

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c.

Certificate of candidacy, concept Qualifications/Disqualifications Substitution of Candidates Nuisance Candidates Petition to Deny or Cancel Certificates of Candidacy Effect of Disqualification, Death, Withdrawal

Principal laws involved i. Art. IX, OEC ii. RAs 6646, 7160, 7166, 8295, 8346, 9006

Assignment for 6th Meeting

5. Campaign a. Concept b. Period c. Propaganda d. Prohibitions i. Propaganda ii. Activities iii. Contributions e. f. Principal laws involved: iv. Arts X and XI, OEC v. Arts. XVI, IX-B, IX-C, Const. vi. RAs 4880, 6646, 7166, 7904, 9006 g. Premature Campaigning h. Prohibited Contributions 8. Board of Canvassers a. Composition b. Qualifications and Disqualifications c. Powers and Duties

Assignment for 7th Meeting

9. Remedies and Jurisdiction in Election Law a. Petition Not to Give Due Course to Certificate of Candidacy b. Petition to Declare Failure of Elections c. Pre-Proclamation Controversy

d. Election Protest e. Quo Warranto

Assignment for 8th Meeting

10. Prosecution of Election Offenses

a. Jurisdiction (Sec. 265, OEC, as amended by RA 9369)

11. Salient features of the New Automated Elections Law (RA 9369) a. Definition of Terms b. BEI c. Minimum System Capabilities/Functional Capabilities of the AES

d. Advisory Council e. Technical Evaluation Committee f. Distribution of Election Returns

g. Boards of Canvassers h. Random Manual Audit i. j. k. l. Authentication of Results Prohibited Acts and Penalties Electoral Sabotage Prosecution of Offenses