MANILA, Philippines — Fifteen local executives and officials from provinces in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have asked the Supreme Court to nullify specific provisions of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code (BEC) after questioning its legality. In a statement issued on Sunday, the 15 local leaders claimed that the region's new electoral code was issued by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) and signed by BARMM Interim Chief Minister Ahod Balawag last March 8, 'with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction and for violation of the constitution and existing national laws.

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