Philippines: New Comelec rules disallow election complaints at precinct level, GMA News (2010). —
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Philippines: New Comelec rules disallow election complaints at precinct level, GMA News (2010).

This article dicusses the new regulations by Commission on Elections (Comelec) that candidates can complain possible anomalous election documents until the winners proclaimed. Comelec Resolution 8804 says that candidates, political parties, and party-list groups can only question documents that they deem to be suspicious – such as election results, for instance – and challenge the results before the proclamation of winners if there is an "illegal composition of the board of canvassers (BOC)" and "illegal proceedings of the BOC." The Comelec said questions regarding the composition and proceedings of the BOC may be brought up before the BOC itself or to the poll body directly, with a verified petition stating the grounds for the complaint. However, the poll body said the electronic transmission of results and the proclamation of winners would not be suspended despite the filing of any petition. If the "illegality" of the BOC proceedings is discovered after the official proclamation of the results, a verified petition to annul the proclamation may be filed within 10 days, according to the resolution. - Kimberly Jane Tan/YA, GMANews.TV

The link address is: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/187713/new-comelec-rules-disallow-election-complaints-at-precinct-level

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