RA 6388 Section 219

Contest on the ground of ineligibility or disloyalty.

Section 219

SEC. 219. Contest on the ground of ineligibility or disloyalty.—Any voter may contest the election of a provincial, city, municipal or municipal district officer-elect on the ground of ineligibility or of disloyalty to the Republic of the Philippines, by filing with the proper Court of first Instance a petition for quo warranto within fifteen days after the proclamation of his election. The case shall be conducted in accordance with the usual Procedure and shall be decided within thirty days from the filing of the petition. A copy of the decision shall be furnished the Commission.

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