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Loong vs. COMELEC: Manual Counting Ruling by Janno Sangalang is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The COMELEC ordered a manual count of votes in the 1998 gubernatorial election in Sulu province after automated counting machines malfunctioned in six municipalities due to printing errors on the ballots. Petitioner Loong contested the manual count, arguing it allowed for election cheating. However, the Supreme Court ruled that the COMELEC was within its broad constitutional powers to administer elections in ordering the manual count, as it was the only way to determine the will of the voters in those munic
- Author
- Janno Sangalang
- Language
- EN