Ututalum vs. Comelec (EN BANC, G.R. No. 84843-44 January 22, !!"# $acts% Nur&usse'n A. Ututalum an Aren ). Ann', *ere amon+ t&e can'ates 'n t&e 3" ay !8 Con+ress'onal elect'ons or t&e )econ /'str'ct o )ulu. 3" ay *as t&e ate reset 0y t&e C1EEC rom t&e ay !8 elect'ons. elect'ons. &e elect'on returns returns rom rom )'as' s&o*e t&at Ututalum o0ta'ne 482 votes *&'le *&'le Ann' rece've rece've 3,8 votes votes out o t&e 3!,8" re+'stere re+'ster e voters. 1n 4 June !8, ur'n+ t&e canvass o votes, Ututalum, *'t&out ava'l'n+ o ver0al o05ect'ons, 6le *r'tten *r'tten o05ect'ons to t&e returns returns rom )'as' on t&e +roun t&at t&ey 7aear 7a ear to 0e tamere *'t& or als'6e9 o*'n+ to t&e 7+reat e:cess e:cess o votes9 aear'n+ 'n sa' returns. &e ;rov'nc'al Boar o Canvassers o )ulu 'sm'sse Ututalumuently too? &'s oat& o o@ce an entere uon t&e 'sc&ar+e o 'ts unct'ons 'n July !8. !8. 1n t&e ot&er &an, one uay oon+, oon+, a can'ate or Governor o )ulu, 6le a ver'6e ;et't'on *'t& t&e C1EEC to annul t&e 'st o oters o )'as', or uroses o t&e elect'on o local +overnment o@c'als. &'s ;et't'on ;et't'on *as oose 0y Ann'. Ututalum *as not a arty to t&'s rocee'n+. 1n January !88, t&e C1EEC 'ssue, 'n sa' );C 8-24, a Resolut'on annull'n+ t&e )'as' 'st o oters 7on t&e +roun o mass've 'rre+ular't'es 'rr e+ular't'es comm'tte comm'tte 'n t&e rearat'on rearat'on t&ereo an 0e'n+ stat'st'cally stat'st'cally 'mro0a0le9, an orer'n+ a ne* re+'strat'on o voters or t&e local elect'ons o $e0ruary !88. )a' Resolut'o Resolut'on n *as a@rme 0y t&e Court 'n Ann' vs. C1EEC, G.R. No. 83!8, 2 January !88. A ne* Re+'stry 'st *as su0se>uently su0s e>uently reare reare y'el'n+ only 2, names. Ututalumuent annulment o t&e vot'n+ l'st 'n a searate searate rocee'n+ rocee'n+ 'n't'ate motu ror'o ror'o 0y t&e Comm'ss'on an 'n *&'c& t&e rota+on'sts &ere *ere not art'es, cannot retroact'vely retr oact'vely an *'t&out ue rocess result 'n null'y'n+ accete elect'on returns retur ns 'n a rev'ous elect'on s'mly 0ecause suc& retur returns ns came rom mun'c'al't'es *&ere t&e rec'nct 0oo?s o voters *ere orere orere annulle ue to 'rre+ular't'es 'rre+ular't'es 'n t&e'r rearat'on. &e rearat'on o a voter
l'm'te to c&allen+es 'recte a+a'nst t&e Boar o Canvassers, not t&e Boar o Elect'on nsectors, an suc& c&allen+es s&oul relate to sec'6e elect'on returns a+a'nst *&'c& et't'oner s&oul &ave mae sec'6c ver0al o05ect'ons. $urt&ermore, *&ere t&e *'nn'n+ can'ates &ave 0een rocla'me, t&e reroclamat'on controvers'es cease. A re-roclamat'on controversy 's no lon+er v'a0le at t&'s o'nt 'n t'me an s&oul 0e 'sm'sse. &e roer remey t&ereater 's an elect'on rotest 0eore t&e roer orum
