DIGESTED CASES Macalintal vs COMELEC [G.R. No. 157013. July 10‚ 2003] Facts: A petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Romulo Macalintal‚ a memer of the Philippine Bar‚ seeking a declaration that certain provisions of RA 9189 (The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003) suffer from constitutional infirmity. He claimed that he has actual and material legal interest in the subject matter of this case in seeing to it that public funds are properly and lawfully used and appropriated‚ petitioner
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Opinions Should judges be elected to serve on the bench? YES 35%of members Voice Your Opinion * I support the idea of electing judges into office because judges should represent the interests of the community being served. If the election of judges is withdrawn as a means to appointment a candidate into office‚ then judges would serve on the bench for the sake of duty rather than service to the community. Electing officials into office empowers members of the voting community by giving
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reduced the competitiveness of Congressional election contests. Gerrymandered districts means that many senators and representatives face no serious challenge in the general election‚ and the only threat to their security is through a primary challenge; consequently the only constituency they have an incentive to represent is primary voters. This will therefore reduce the incentive for congress members to be in touch with all citizens. The high cost of elections can analyse the reasons why congress members
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been in the service as an effective public administrator. This is necessary because the Commissioners are responsible for an agency that performs significant functions 4. They must not have been candidates for any elective position in the elections immediately preceding
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with the most votes will win the election. For an absolute majority‚ the winning candidate must achieve more than half of the votes to win. If no one achieves this threshold of at least 51%‚ there is a runoff election between the top two candidates of round one‚ eliminating the lowest ranked candidates from the race. This process of eliminating parties leads majoritarian electoral systems to revolve around two major parties. With only two dominant parties in the election it would be unlikely for
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trying to please the legislature and not actually being independent. Other delegates favored a direct election‚ where the popular vote would decide the president. The argument was that more populous states would have more control over the less populous states. Another argument is if the people would have enough knowledge about the candidates to make an informed decision. The idea of an indirect election where the president was elected through a College of Electors garnered much support. Each state‚ have
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set of rules for conducting an election”. These sets of rules are needed to detail who is eligible to vote‚ how they will vote‚ who they will be voting for and how the votes are counted to get the end result and numerous other aspects of the electoral system (Harrop & Miller‚ 1993). There are many reasons why electoral systems are so important. Firstly‚ any country that wishes to be called democratic is said to have free and fair elections. Secondly‚ elections are important for the stability
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Reform of the Electoral System of the People’s Congresses in China – A Case Study of District People’s Congress Election LIN Feng ∗ I. Introduction China’s electoral system is composed of three elements: (i) the electoral system of grassroots autonomous organizations such as village residents’ committees; (ii) the electoral system of the people’s congresses at all levels; and (iii) the electoral system of officials of governmental organs at all levels. Many Chinese and foreign scholars have conducted
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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS IX (2014-15) SUBJECT – ENGLISH Task A: Slogan writing Topic: Elections in India Choose any four topics from the following: 1. My dream government 2. An ideal leader 3. India of my dream 4. Role of youth in electing the government 5. Corruption free India 6. Role of media in elections 7. 2014 elections- a wave of change. Write only one slogan on one sheet. It should be hand written and well presented. Calligraphy will be tested under presentation. Staple all
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from the general mass would act under circumstances favorable to deliberation" (Wright 59). Hamilton believed that the electoral college system would reduce civic unrest if public participation were directed to certify the results of a presidential election. He noted that the electoral college concept was less susceptible to political manipulation. However‚ the United States has moved away from the original republicanism rationale experienced by the Founding Fathers. Opponents of the electoral college
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