RA 180 (Revised Election Code) Section 174

Contested elections for provincial and municipal offices.

Section 174

SEC. 174. Contested elections for provincial and municipal offices.—A petition contesting 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, but Contests for the offices of the vice-mayor and councillor may be consolidated in a single case. (C. A. 357-168)

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