REVISED RULES OF THE SENATE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL
The Senate Electoral Tribunal hereby adopts and promulgates the following rules governing its proceedings as the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns and qualifications of Members of the Senate, pursuant to Article VI, Section 17 of the Constitution.
TITLE AND CONSTRUCTION
Rule 1. Title and Construction.
These Rules shall be known and referred to as the "Revised Rules of the Senate Electoral Tribunal." They shall be liberally construed in order to achieve just, expeditious and inexpensive determination and disposition of every contest brought before the Tribunal. The word "Tribunal", whenever in these Rules used alone or without qualification, shall be deemed a reference to the Senate Electoral Tribunal, except when otherwise clearly required by the context of its usage.
