Elections Commission. Such complaint must be filed not later than seven days after
the announcement of the results of the elections.
The Elections Commission shall, within thirty days of receipt of the complaint,
conduct an impartial investigation and render a decision which may involve a
dismissal of the complaint or a nullification of the election of a candidate. Any
political party or independent candidate affected by such decision shall not later
than seven days appeal against it to the Supreme Court.
The Elections Commission shall within seven days of receipt of the notice of
appeal, forward all the records in the case to the Supreme Court, which not later
than seven days thereafter, shall hear and make its determination. If the Supreme
Court nullifies or sustains the nullification of the election of any candidate, for
whatever reasons, the Elections commission shall within sixty days of the decision
of the Court conduct new elections to fill the vacancy. If the court sustains the
election of a candidate, the Elections Commission shall act to effectuate the
mandate of the Court.
d. Every political party shall, on September 1 of each year, and every candidate
of such political party and every independent candidate shall, not later than thirty
days prior to the holding of an election in which he is a candidate, publish and
submit to the Elections Commission detailed statements of assets and liabilities.
These shall include the enumeration of sources of funds and other assets, plus lists
of expenditures. Where the filing of such statements is made in an election year,
every political party and independent candidate shall be required to file with the
Elections Commissions additional detailed supplementary statements of all funds
received and expenditures made by them from the date of filing of the original
statements to the date of the elections. Any political party or independent
candidate who ceases to function shall publish and submit a final financial
statement to the Elections Commission.
Article 84
The Legislature shall by law provide penalties for any violations of the relevant
provisions of this Chapter, and shall enact laws and regulations in furtherance
thereof not later than 1986; provided that such penalties, laws or regulations shall
not be inconsistent with any provisions of this Constitution.
CHAPTER IX EMERGENCY POWERS
Article 85
The President, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, may order any portion
of the Armed Forces into a state of combat readiness in defense of the Republic,
before or after the declaration of a state of emergency, as may be warranted by
the situation. All military power or authority shall at all times, however, be held in
subordination to the civil authority and the Constitution.