Scope of Suffrage - Case Digest

Election Law Case Digest SULIGUIN vs. COMELEC FACTS: MargaritoSuliguin was one of the candidates for Sangguniang Bayan of Nagcarlan, Laguna during 10 May 2004 elections !rou !round nd "#$, "#$, sa$e sa$e date% date% Munici Munici#al #al Board Board of Can&a Can&asse ssers rs con&ened to can&ass the &otes for all candidates Suliguin recei&ed ","0' ","0' &otes &otes while while EcelsonS EcelsonSu$ag u$ague ue recei&e recei&ed d ","4( ","4( )owe&er )owe&er in State$ent of *otes co&ering +recincts 1!1-!, Su$ague a##ears to ha&e recei&ed recei&ed "44 &otes &otes only when he actuall actually y recei&e recei&ed d .44 MB/C failed to notice discre#ancy discre#ancy Suliguin was #roclai$ed #roclai$ed as . th SB $e$er $e$e r Su$ague reuested reuested for reco$#utation reco$#utation of &otes, #ointing out that he o3cially garnered ","4( &otes MB/C su$$ongSu$ague su$$ongSu$agueSuliguin Suliguin to a conference conference MB/C disco&ered disco&ered that it had failed to credit Su$ague Su$ague his 200 &otes  that he should ha&e een #roclai$ed instead of Suliguin 2" May 04% MB/C 5led efore C/MELEC a 6+etition to Correct Entries in S/*7 for Councilor 8n $eanti$e, - 9un% Suliguin too: his oath 21 9uly% C/MELEC 1 stDi& granted MB/Cs #etition  nulli5ed the #rocla$ation of Suliguin, ordered #rocla$ation of Su$ague ISSUE% ISSUE% ;/N C/MELEC erred in granting #etition of MB/C to nullify Suliguins #rocla$ation ecause #etition should ha&e een 5led not later than ' days following date of #rocla$ation HELD% HELD% Negati&e Negati&e 8n an electio election n case, case, the Co$elec Co$elec is $andated $andated to ascertain y all $eans within its co$$and who the real candidate elec electe ted d y the the elec electo tora rate te is is ,20 +>,200 0 to the Co$e Co$elec lecs s Cash Cash Di&isi Di&ision on throu through gh the Electo Electoral ral Conte Contests sts !d@ud !d@udic icati ation on De#ar De#art$e t$ent nt or y #osta #ostall $oney $oney order order #ayale to the Co$elec, within a #eriod of 1' days fro$ the ti$e of  the 5ling of the Notice of !##eal with the lower court )owe&er, if  no #ay$ent is $ade within the #rescried #eriod, the a##eal shall e dis$issed !##l !##lyi ying ng the the $and $andat ated ed lie liera rall cons constr truc ucti tion on of elec electi tion on laws,Co$elec should ha&e initially directed the #etitioner to #ay the correct a##eal fee with the Co$elec Cash Di&ision and should not ha&e dis$issed dis$issed outright outright +acana +acanans ns a##eal a##eal