Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations Country and EDR Model Jurisdiction Procedures or vice president are determined by the Supreme Court (sitting as the Presidential Election Tribunal).55 When a contest involves members of the House of Representatives or Senate, three members of the Supreme Court and six members of the respective legislative body has jurisdiction as either the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal or Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET).56 Within COMELEC, postelection disputes are handled by the Election Complaints and Adjudication Department (ECAD), election offenses are investigated by the Law Department for potential prosecution in the trial courts, and pre-election procedural complaints related to registration or eligibility issues are directed to the Clerk of the Commission. within COMELEC for the respective types of case that those two departments handle. The various rules of procedure have been amended repeatedly since 2010 and as a result can be fragmented and difficult to understand. Case Management System from filing to execution for use exclusively within COMELEC. Until then, commissioners continue to track cases via analogue spread sheets, reports and matrices submitted by clerks of the court. Strength Weakness related to providing notice to challenged voters.59 are not currently available to the general public as a matter of course, though they can be requested. Lengthy legal decisions are written by commissioners, and there has been movement toward publishing an annual compendium of COMELEC decisions. 55 Constitution of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 17 Constitution of the Philippines, Article VI, Section 17 59 Omnibus Electoral Law Article XXII SECTION 143(b) “Notices to the members of the board of election inspectors and to challenged voters shall state the place, day and hour in which such petition shall be heard, and such notice may be made by sending a copy thereof by registered mail or by personal delivery or by leaving it in the possession of a person of sufficient discretion in the residence of the said person or, in the event that the foregoing procedure is not practicable, by posting a copy in a conspicuous place in the city hall or municipal building and in two other conspicuous places within the city or municipality, at least ten days prior to the day set for the hearing.” 56 21