CA 357 Section 168

Contested elections for provincial and municipal offices.

Section 168

SEC. 168. Contested elections for provincial and municipal offices. — A contest against the election of a provincial or municipal officer elect shall be filed with the Court of First Instance of the province by any candidate voted for in said election and who has presented a certificate of candidacy, within two weeks after the proclamation of the result of the election. Each contest shall refer exclusively to one office except contests for the offices of vice-mayor and councilor which may be consolidated in a single case.

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