Paras Vs Comelec (Digest) Stat Con

 

DANILO E. PARAS VS. COMELEC G.R. No. 123169, November 4, 1996 Fa!"# •

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A!$%) o% !'e /e!$!$o% or rea&&, /(b&$ re"/o%e%! COMELEC re"o&ve !o a//rove !'e /e!$!$o%, "'e(&e !'e /e!$!$o% "$)%$%) o% O!ober 14, 1990, a% "e! !'e rea&& e&e!$o% o% November 13, 1990. A! &ea"! 29.3 o !'e re)$"!ere vo!er" "$)%e !'e /e!$!$o%, -e&& above !'e 20 re($reme%! /rov$e b+ &a-. & a-. COMELEC COME LEC,, 'o-e 'o-eve verr, ee eerr rre e !' !'e e re rea a&& && e&e! e&e!$o $o% % $% v$ev$e- o /e!$ /e!$!$ !$o% o%er er" " o//o"$!$o%. O% Deember 6, 1990, COMELEC "e! a%e- !'e rea&& e&e!$o%, !'$" !$me o% Deember 16, 1990. 5o /reve%! !'e 'o&$%) o !'e rea&& e&e!$o%, e&e!$o %, /e!$!$o%er $&e beore !'e !' e R5C o  Caba%a!(a% C$!+ a /e!$!$o% or $%(%!$o%, o7e!e a" SP C$v$& A!$o% No. 22048AF, -$!' !'e !r$a& o(r! $""($%) a !em/orar+ re"!ra$%$%) orer. A!er o%(!$%) a "(mmar+ 'ear$%), !'e !r$a& o(r! &$!e !'e re"!ra$%$%) orer or er,, $"m$" $"m$""e "e !'e /e!$!$ /e!$!$o% o% a% re($r re($re e /e!$!$o /e!$!$o%er %er a% '$" o(%"e& o(%"e& !o e/&a$% -'+ !'e+ "'o(& %o! be $!e or o%!em/! or m$"re/re"e%!$%) !'a! !'e bara%)a+ rea&& e&e!$o% -a" -$!'o(! COMELEC a//rova&. I% a re"o&(!$o% a!e :a%(ar+ 0, 1996, COMELEC, or !'e !'$r !$me, re8 "'e(&e !'e rea&& e&e!$o% o% :a%(ar+ 13, 1996; 'e%e, !'e $%"!a%! /e!$!$o% or er!$orar$ -$!' (r)e%! /ra+er or $%(%!$o%. O% :a%(ar+ 12, 1996, !'e Co(r! $""(e a !em/orar+ re"!ra$%$%) orer a% re($re !'e O$e o !'e So&$$!or Ge%era&, $% be'a& o /(b&$ re"/o%e%!, !o omme%! o% !'e /e!$!$o%.

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COMELEC !'ro()' $!" &a- e/ar!me%! $&e !'e re($re omme%!.

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Pe!$!$o%er !'erea!er $&e a re/&+.

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Pe!$!$o%er $!e Se!$o% o Re/(b&$ A! No. > No re rea a&& && "'a& "'a&&& !a !a7e 7e /& /&a ae e -$ -$!' !'$% $% o%e o%e =1 =1>> +ear +ear r rom om !' !'e e a!e a!e o !' !'e e o$$a&" a""(m/!$o% !o o$e or o%e =1> +ear $mme$a!e&+ /ree$%) a re)(&ar &oa& e&e!$o%.

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I! $" &$7e-$"e a ba"$ /ree/! $% "!a!(!or+ o%"!r(!$o% !'a! a "!a!(!e "'o(& be $%!er/re!e $% 'armo%+ -$!' !'e Co%"!$!(!$o%. 5'e !erm ?re)(&ar &oa& e&e!$o%@ m("! be o%$%e !o !'e re)(&ar e&e!$o% o  e&e!$ve &oa& o$$a&". 5'e e&e!$ve &oa& o$$a&" are !'e Prov$%$a& Gover%or", V$e8Gover%or" o  /rov$%e", Ma+or" a% V$e Ma+or" o $!$e" a% m(%$$/a&$!$e", Member" o  !'e Sa%))(%$a%" o /rov$%e", $!$e", a% m(%$$/a&$!$e", /(%o%) bara%)a+" a% mem member ber" " o !'e "a% "a%))( ))(%$a %$a%) %) bar bara%) a%)a+" a+",, a% !'e e&e e&e!$v !$ve e re) re)$o% $o%a& a& o$$a&" o ARMM. 5'e"e are !'e o%&+ &oa& e&e!$ve o$$a&" eeme reo)%$He b+ Se!$o% 2=2> o Ar!$&e I8C o !'e Co%"!$!(!$o% -'$' /rov$e"# o

Se. 2. 5' Se. 5'e e Co Comm mm$" $""$o "$o% % o% E&e E&e! !$o $o%" %" "'a "'a&& && e eer er$ $"e "e !' !'e e o o&& &&oo-$% $%) ) /o-er" a% (%!$o%"#  =2> Eer$"e e&("$ve or$)$%a& (r$"$!$o% (r$"$!$o% over a&& o%!e" o%!e"!" !" re&a!$ re&a!$%) %) !o !'e e& e&e! e!$o% $o%", ", re re!(r !(r%", %", a% a%  ( (a& a&$ $$ $a! a!$o $o%" %" o a& a&&& e& e&e! e!$v $ve e re re)$ )$o% o%a& a&,, /rov$%$a&, a% $!+ o$$a&", a% a//e&&a!e (r$"$!$o% over a&& o%!e"!" $%vo&v$%) $%vo&v $%) e&e!$v e&e!$ve e m(%$$ m(%$$/a& /a& o$$a&" e$e b+ !r$a& o(r!" o )e%er )e%era& a&  (r$"$!$o%, or $%vo&v$%) e&e!$ve bara%)a+ o$$a&" e$e b+ !r$a& o(r!" o &$m$!e (r$"$!$o%.@ 

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A re)(&ar e&e!$o%, -'e!'er %a!$o%a& or &oa&, a% o%&+ reer !o a% e&e!$o% /ar!$$/a!e b+ !'o"e -'o /o""e"" r$)'! o "(ra)e, -'o are %o! $"(a&$$e b+ &a-, a% -'o are re)$"!ere vo!er". O%e o !'e re($reme%!" or !'e eer$"e o "(ra)e (%er Se!$o% 1, Ar!$&e V o !'e Co%"!$ Co%"!$!(!$o% !(!$o% $" !'a! !'e /er"o% m("! be a! &ea"! 1B +ear" o&, a% a re)$"!e re) $"!ere re vo! vo!er er /(r /(r"(a "(a%! %! !o !'e r(&e r(&e" " o% re) re)$"! $"!ra ra!$o !$o% % /re /re"r "r$be $be  $% !'e Om%$b(" E&e!$o% Coe =Se!$o%" 113811B>. %er !'e &a-, !'e S $%&(e" !'e +o(!' -$!' a)e" 10 !o 21 =Se. 424, Loa& Gover%me%! Coe o 1991>.

 

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5'e+ $%&(e ma%+ -'o are %o! (a&$$e !o vo!e $% a re)(&ar e&e!$o%, 10 !o be&o- 1B. S e&e!$o% a%%o! be o%"$ere a ?re)(&ar e&e!$o%@ or /(r/o"e" o rea&& (%er Se!$o% mere&+ e"$)%a!e" !'e /er$o /er$o -'e% "(' e&e!$ve e&e!$ve &oa& o$$a& ma+ be "(be! o a rea&& e&e!$o% !'a! $", (r$%) !'e "eo% +ear o '$" !erm o o$e.