Are votes for nuisance candidates considered as stray votes? | June 30, 2025

Petitioner filed a petition to declare Aurelio a nuisance candidate on the ground that he filed his certificate of candidacy for the vice-mayoralty position to put the election process in mockery and to cause confusion among voters due to the similarity of his surname with petitioner’s surname.

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Alburo Law
June 30, 2025

In the case of Dela Cruz v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 192221, November 13, 2012, the Supreme Court explained what happens to the votes cast for a nuisance candidate whose name was still included or printed in the official ballots on election day. Should the votes cast for such a nuisance candidate be considered stray or counted in favor of the bona fide candidate?

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