Comelec asked to review rules on one-yr prohibition from public office of losing candidates 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Analou De VeraA poll-watchdog group on Tuesday said that it was necessary for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to review its rules on the one-year prohibition of being appointed to public office of losing candidates. The poll body said that the one-year ban only applies to the actual partylist, and not to its nominees. Recently, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that she will propose to include losing partylist nominees in the one-year ban. “While it is commendable for Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon to push for the inclusion of losing party-list nominees, the COMELEC as an institution should follow suit toward the harmonization of election rules,” said Arao.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 08, 2019 06:11 UTC