BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections en banc has upheld the ruling of the Comelec's Second Division and dismissed the petition filed by former Bacolod City mayor Evelio Leonardia for a vote recount and the nullification of the proclamation of Alfredo Abelardo Benitez as mayor of the city.
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections en banc has upheld the ruling of the Comelec's Second Division and dismissed the petition filed by former Bacolod City mayor Evelio Leonardia for a vote recount and the nullification of the proclamation of Alfredo Abelardo Benitez as mayor of the city.In a resolution dated April 23, the Comelec en banc junked the motion for reconsideration filed by Leonardia on Sept. 19, 2022 and affirmed the Second Divisions' order dated Sept. 7, 2022.
Allegations of massive vote-buying before and after the casting and counting of votes; threat or intimidation; and fake voters are averments in an election protest that need to be proven, not merely alleged,' the Comelec en banc ruled.During the May 9, 2022 elections, Benitez received 171,893 votes while Leonardia garnered 107,447 votes.Lawyer Caesar Distrito, spokesman of the mayor, said, 'Mayor Albee Benitez has once again prevailed in the latest decision of the Comelec.
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