The document outlines the reading assignments for a Political Law II class on February 18, 2019. It includes (a) reading pages from a textbook on public officers and election law, (b) reading pages from the course syllabus, and (c) reading and preparing summaries for assigned court cases dealing with various election laws and the powers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). It also instructs students to (d) prepare for a short quiz on the readings.
The document outlines the reading assignments for a Political Law II class on February 18, 2019. It includes (a) reading pages from a textbook on public officers and election law, (b) reading pages from the course syllabus, and (c) reading and preparing summaries for assigned court cases dealing with various election laws and the powers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). It also instructs students to (d) prepare for a short quiz on the readings.
The document outlines the reading assignments for a Political Law II class on February 18, 2019. It includes (a) reading pages from a textbook on public officers and election law, (b) reading pages from the course syllabus, and (c) reading and preparing summaries for assigned court cases dealing with various election laws and the powers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). It also instructs students to (d) prepare for a short quiz on the readings.
The document outlines the reading assignments for a Political Law II class on February 18, 2019. It includes (a) reading pages from a textbook on public officers and election law, (b) reading pages from the course syllabus, and (c) reading and preparing summaries for assigned court cases dealing with various election laws and the powers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). It also instructs students to (d) prepare for a short quiz on the readings.
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Political Law II
[Assignment for February 18, 2019]
(a) Read pages 477-552, The Law on Public Officers and Election Law, De Leon, 8th ed., 2014. (b) Read pages 125-141, Political Law II Syllabus. (c) Assigned Cases [due on February 22, 2019]: Is Section 9 (a) of Resolution 9615, which imposed airtime limits on radio and tv political advertisement, violative of the people’s right to suffrage? GMA Network vs. Comelec, G.R. 205357, Sept. 2. 2014 Is Section 7(g) items (5) and (6), in relation to Section 7(f) of Comelec Resolution No. 9615 which prohibits the posting of any election campaign or propaganda material, inter alia, in PUVs and public transport terminals, violative of the right of the people to suffrage? 1-UTAK vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 206020, Apr. 14, 2015 Is the biometrics validation and the penalty of deactivation under RA 10367, an unconstitutio- nal substantive requirement in the exercise of the right of suffrage? Kabataan PL vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 221318, Dec. 16, 2015 Whether or not the fear of vote buying justify the Comelec to deactivate the “voter verified paper audit trail” function of the voting counting machine? Bagumbayan vs. Comelec, GR. No. 222731, March 8, 2016 In the P240million diagnostics and repair of the PCOS machines, can the Comelec resort to direct contracting with Smartmatic-TIM under Section 52 (h), BP Blg. 881? Whether or not the Extended Warranty Contract (Program 1), being a part of the 2009 AES Contract, even required public bidding? Bishop Pabillo vs. Comelec, G.R. Nos. 216098 and 216562, April 21, 2015 Does the COMELEC have legal and constitutional bases to regulate expressions made by private citizens who are not candidates? Diocese of Bacolod vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 205728, Jan. 21, 2015 Does the power of the Comelec to regulate franchises extend to regulating the posting of campaign materials on PUVS, private vehicles and transport terminals? What is “captive-audience doctrine”? Is Section 7(g) items (5) and (6), in relation to Section 7(f) of Comelec Resolution No. 9615 which prohibits the posting of any election campaign or propaganda material, inter alia, in PUVs and public transport terminals, justified under the “captive-audience doctrine”? 1-UTAK vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 206020, Apr. 14, 2015 In view of her proclamation and oath-taking before the Speaker of the House, did the Comelec lose jurisdiction over Reyes disqualification case? Reyes vs. Comelec, G.R. 207264, June 25, 2013 Does the Comelec have jurisdiction over challenges on qualification of candidates for President and Vice-President? Grace Poe vs. Comelec, GR. Nos. 221697, 221698-700, March 8, 2016 May the COMELEC prevent the conduct of a recall election for lack of specific budgetary allocation therefor? Goh vs. Bayron, G.R. No. 212584, Nov. 25, 2014 Can the COMELEC defeat the exercise of the people's original legislative power for lack of budgetary allocation for its conduct? Has the COMELEC the power to review whether the propositions in an initiative petition are within the power of the concerned Sanggunian to enact? Mamerto vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 213953, Sept. 26, 2017