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STRAY
VOTES Stray Votes -
Under Rule 14 of Section 211 of the Omnibus Election Code,
three kinds of vote are considered stray: (1) a vote containing initials
only, (2) a vote which is illegible, and (3) a vote which does not
sufficiently identify the candidate for whom it is intended. The only
error of the HRET is its ruling that if the votes are in initials only,
they are to be considered stray votes if they do not sufficiently identify
the candidate for whom the votes are intended. The first category of stray
votes under this rule is not to be qualified by the third category in the
sense that the votes in initials only may be counted for a candidate
provided that the initials would sufficiently identify the candidate voted
for. Such construction of the rule fails to give meaning to the
disjunctive conjunction or separating the first category from the second,
and the second from the third.
For any
inquiries or comment, you may contact the WEBMASTER
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CCHOPE ELECTION
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