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The essential point
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The judgment dismissed the petition after finding that the challengers had not shown the contested section was unconstitutional or infringed the Constitution; it also awarded costs to the respondents and interested party.
Evidence: Order; retained PDF physical p. 13 (OCR)
Why it matters
The judgment explains why the court treated party-list deadlines as part of IEBC's election-preparation mandate and considered any resulting limitation proportionate to proper electoral management.
Evidence: Court's analysis, IEBC mandate and proportionality; retained PDF physical p. 12 (OCR)
Open the key points and evidence
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The petition alleged that the challenged provision limited political choice and freedom of association before party primaries.
Petitioner's case; retained PDF physical p. 1 (OCR) -
The court said filing party-membership lists within a set timeframe was necessary to electoral integrity and was not unconstitutional.
Court's analysis; retained PDF physical p. 11 (OCR) -
It treated the party-list timetable as part of IEBC's election-preparation mandate and found any limitation proportionate to the law's purpose.
Court's analysis, IEBC mandate and proportionality; retained PDF physical p. 12 (OCR) -
The court said the challenged law did not bar the petitioners from standing as independent candidates.
Court's analysis, independent candidates; retained PDF physical p. 12 (OCR) -
The petition was dismissed with costs to the respondents and the interested party.
Order; retained PDF physical p. 13 (OCR)
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