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Liwayway Vinzons-Chato vs. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET)

LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO, Petitioner, vs. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL and ELMER E. PANOTES, Respondents. ------------------------------------------------------------- ELMER E. PANOTES, Petitioner, vs. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL and LIWAYWAYVINZONS-CHATO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 199149 and G.R. No. 201350 | 2013-01-22

EN BANC
D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS -BERNABE, J.:
 
Before us are consolidated cases involving the use of the picture images of ballots as the equivalent of the original paper ballots for purposes of determining the true will of the electorate in the Second Legislative District of Camarines Norte in the May 10, 2010 elections, which was "the maiden run for full automation,"1 as authorized by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 93692 amending R.A. No. 8436 that called for the adoption of an automated election system in national and local elections.
 
The Factual Antecedents
 
Liwayway Vinzons-Chato (Chato) renewed her bid in the May...