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Election protests vs 2 governors, mayor junked
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the election protest filed by former Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia against incumbent Governor Pamela Baricuatro.
Garcia accused Baricuatro of electoral fraud, vote padding, malfunctioning counting machines, and high undervotes/overvotes.
Garcia's camp had contested all 4,120 clustered precincts in Cebu.
The Comelec division dismissed the protest due to insufficient form and content, specifically failing to detail electoral fraud, anomalies, or irregularities in all protested precincts.
The affidavits submitted by Garcia's camp heavily focused on only one city and a few municipalities, lacking support for the remaining 46.
The Comelec division considered alleged irregularities like paper jams and defective markers as mere technical incidents.
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