Procedure in ordinary election contests.
Section 222
SEC. 222. Procedure in ordinary election contests.— Notice of the protest contesting the election of a candidate shall be served upon him by means of a summons at the postal address stated in his certificate of candidacy, except when the protestee, without waiting for the summons, has made the court understand that he has been notified of the protest or has filed his answer thereto; The protestee shall answer the protest within five days after receipt of the summons, or, in case there has been no summons, from the date of his appearance and in all cases before the commencement of the hearing of the protest. The answer shall deal only with the election in the precincts which are covered by the allegations of the protest; Should the protestee desire to impugn the votes received by the protestant in other precincts, he shall file a counter-protest within the same period fixed for the answer, serving a copy thereof upon the protestant by registered mail or by personal delivery or through the sheriff; The protestant shall answer the counter-protest within five days after notice; Within the period of five days counted from the filing of the protest any other defeated candidate for the same office may intervene in the case as other contestants and ask for affirmative relief in his favor by a petition in intervention, which shall be considered as another protest, except that it shall be substantiated within the same proceeding. The protestant or protestee shall answer the protest-in-intervention within five days after notice; If no answer shall be filed to the protest, counter-protest, or to the protest-in-intervention, within the time limits respectively fixed, a general denial shall be deemed to have been entered; In election contest proceedings, the permanent registry list of voters, shall be conclusive in regard to the question as to who had the right to vote in said election.