Sobejana-condon vs. Comelec

G.R. No. 198742 August 10, 2012 TEODORA SOBEJANA-CONDON, Petitioe!, "s. CO##$SS$ON ON E%ECT$ONS, %&$S #. BA&T$STA, ROBE%$TO '. P$CAR () *$%#A *$%# A P.PAGAD&AN, P.PAGAD&AN, Res+o)ets

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&)e! te B(t(s P((s( Bi/(g 881 uestioig te >u(/i3i(tios o3 ( !egiste!e) ()i)(te to !u 3o! te o33ie 3o! 5i is e!ti3i(te o3 ()i)( 5(s 3i/e) ( e !(ise), to 5it Be3o!e e/etio, +u!su(t to Setio 78 te!eo3 5i +!o"i)es t(t Se. 78. Petitio to )e )ue ou!se o! to (e/ ( e!ti3i(te o3 ()i)(.  A "e!i3ie) +etitio see:ig to )e )ue ou!se o! to (e/ ( e!ti3i(te o3 ()i)( ( e 3i/e)  ( +e!so e@/usi"e/ o te g!ou) t(t ( (te!i(/ !e+!eset(tio ot(ie) te!ei (s !e>ui!e) u)e! Setio 74 e!eo3 is 3(/se. Te +etitio ( e 3i/e) (t ( tie ot /(te! t( t5et-3i"e )(s 3!o te tie o3 te 3i/ig o3 te e!ti3i(te o3 ()i)( () s(// e )ei)e), (3te! )ue otie () e(!ig, ot /(te! t( 3i3tee )(s e3o!e te e/etioF () <2= A3te! e/etio, +u!su(t to Setio 2; te!eo3 Se. 2;. Petitio 3o! >uo 5(!!(to.  A "ote! otestig te e/etio o3 ( #ee! o3 te B(t(s(g P((s(, !egio(/, +!o"ii(/, o! it o33ie! o te g!ou) o3 ie/igii/it o! o3 )is/o(/t to te Re+u/i o3 te Pi/i++ies s(// 3i/e ( s5o! +etitio 3o! >uo 5(!!(to 5it te Coissio 5iti te )(s (3te! te +!o/((tio o3 te !esu/ts o3 te e/etio. 2. Te!e is o !e(so to )is+ute te CO#E%EC?s (uto!it to o!)e! )is!etio(! e@eutio o3 u)get i "ie5 o3 te 3(t t(t te su++/eto! (++/i(tio o3 te Ru/es o3 Cou!t is e@+!ess/ s(tioe)  Setio 1, Ru/e 41 o3 te CO#E%EC Ru/es o3 P!oe)u!e. &)e! Setio 2, Ru/e ;9 o3 te Ru/es o3 Cou!t, e@eutio +e)ig (++e(/ ( e issue)  ( (++e//(te ou!t (3te! te t!i(/ ou!t (s /ost u!is)itio.