7/23/2019 Angara vs Electoral Commission (Digest)

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ANGARA VS ELECTORAL COMMISSION

G.R. No. L-45081 July 15 1936

FACTS:

Jose Angara and Pedro Ynsua, !guel "as#!llo and $!on!s!o ayor %ere &and!da#es 'o#ed (or

#)e *os!#!on o( +e+er o( #)e Na#!onal Asse+ly (or #)e 1s# d!s#r! o( ayaas *ro'!n&e.

n 1/ 1935, #)e *ro'!n&!al oard o( &an'assers *ro&la!+ed Angara as +e+er-ele o(

#)e Na#l Asse+ly (or garner!ng #)e +os# nu+er o( 'o#es. e #)en #oo2 )!s oa#) o( o&e

on No' 15#). n $e& 3rd, Na#l Asse+ly *assed Res. No 8 %)!&) de&lared %!#) nal!#y #)e

'!ory o( Angara. n $e& 8, Ynsua led e(ore #)e leoral "o++!ss!on a +o#!on o( *ro#es#

aga!ns# #)e ele!on o( Angara, #)a# )e e de&lared eleed +e+er o( #)e Na#l Asse+ly.

leoral "o++!ss!on *assed a resolu#!on !n $e& 9#) as #)e las# day (or #)e l!ng o( #)e

*ro#es#s aga!ns# #)e ele!on, re#urns and ual!&a#!ons o( #)e +e+ers o( #)e Na#!onal

Asse+ly. n $e& 70, Angara led e(ore #)e le&. "o++!ss!on a +o#!on #o d!s+!ss #)e

*ro#es# #)a# #)e *ro#es# !n ues#!on %as led ou# o( #)e *res&r!ed *er!od. )e le&.

"o++!ss!on den!ed Angaras *e#!#!on.Angara *rayed (or #)e !ssuan&e o( %r!# o( *ro)!!#!on #o res#ra!n and *ro)!!# #)e leoral

"o++!ss!on #a2!ng (ur#)er &ogn!an&e o( Ynsuas *ro#es#. e &on#ended #)a# #)e

"ons#!#u#!on &on(ers e&lus!'e :ur!sd!!on u*on #)e sa!d leoral "o++!ss!ons as regards

#)e +er!#s o( &on#es#ed ele!ons #o #)e Na#l Asse+ly and #)e ;u*re+e "our# #)ere(ore )as

no :ur!sd!!on #o )ear #)e &ase.

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