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ANNOTATION
FAILURE OF ELECTIONS
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IGMIDIO C. LAT
1. Introduction, p. 720
2. PreConditions for Failure of Elections, p. 721
3. Comelecs Jurisdiction, p. 722
4. Special Elections, p. 724
5. Certiorari, p. 725
6. Plurality of Valid Votes Cast, p. 729
7. Nature of Controversy, p. 729
8. Conclusion, p. 730
1. Introduction
This petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules
of Civil Procedure and the subject of the annotation is the
case of petitioner Zaipal D. Benito against the Commission
on Elections (COMELEC for brevity), et al., denominated
as G.R. No. 134913 and promulgated on January 19, 2001
thru Honorable Associate Justice Sabino R. De Leon, Jr.
Case at bench sought the reversal of COMELECs En Banc
Resolution dated August 10, 1998 which dismissed a
petition to declare a failure of elections and to call for a
special election in several precincts in the Municipality of
Calanogas, Lanao del Sur docketed as SPA No. 98333.
Once again, this decision gives us settled rules and
doctrines anent our election laws and that what had been
settled must not be disturbed.
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