The case involved petitions challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the 1978 Election Code that allowed voters to vote for all candidates of a political party by writing the party name. The petitioners argued this discriminated against independent candidates by giving an advantage to party candidates. However, the Court upheld the provisions, invoking the presumption of constitutionality. The Court ruled that reasonable classifications based on distinctions between independent candidates and party candidates did not violate equal protection. It also held the petitioner did not prove the statute's unconstitutionality beyond reasonable doubt, as required to overcome the presumption of constitutionality.
The case involved petitions challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the 1978 Election Code that allowed voters to vote for all candidates of a political party by writing t…