THE LEGAL DIVISION

LEGAL HEAD

• Acts as Chairperson of the Legal Division.

• Facilitates the decision-making process on election controversies involving candidates of the Local Student Council.

• Recommends rules & regulations for the orderly conduct of election.

• Provides legal opinion on cases concerning the orderly conduct of election.

• Performs such other functions as may be required by his/her office or as the Chairperson of the Local COMELEC may assign.

Current Legal Head: PALO, Vincel L.

SECRETARY TO THE ADJUDICATORY

• Receives and files complaints and other legal documents of the Adjudicatory Board and Legal Division.

• Prepares the Resolutions and decisions of the Adjudicatory Board and Legal Division.

• Prepares the policies and memoranda of the Adjudicatory Board and Legal Division.

• Presents the filed complaints and other legal documents of the Adjudicatory Board and Legal Division.

• Performs such other functions as may be required by his/her office or as the Chairperson of the local COMELEC may assign.

Current Secretary to the Adjudicatory: SORIANO, Andrea Marie V.

SECURITIES OFFICER

• Receives and deals with any information that has security dimensions and handles with this in a confidential manner.

• Maintains a logbook on incidents, complaints and the like and refer them, if required, to the concerned parties for follow up action.

• Conducts preliminary investigation on reported incidents, complaints, and the like.

• Ensures that all Commissioners and Political Party Members are free from any form of harassment that may arise from the electoral process.

• Serves as prosecutor during hearings.

• Performs such other functions as may be required by his/her office or as the Chairperson of the Local COMELEC may assign.

Current Securities Officer: ESTACIO, Bianca D.