Another case questioning the victory of Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro in the May elections has been junked.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division dismissed the protest filed by former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, who accused Baricuatro of resorting to committing electoral fraud to ensure victory.

In her protest, Garcia cited alleged electronic fraud, vote padding, malfunctioning automated counting machines, and unusually high undervotes and overvotes.

Baricuatro, a neophyte politician, pulled off a massive upset by beating Garcia by 342,873 votes.

In its Nov. 24 ruling, the Comelec First Division found Garcia’s protest insufficient in form and content, noting that complaint did not specify how, when, or where the alleged irregularities occurred.

The protest also failed to identify which precincts were affected or explain how the alleged anomalies could have changed the outcome of the election.

The poll body added that undervotes and overvotes do not automatically indicate fraud. It said undervotes occur when voters choose not to select a candidate for a particular position, while overvotes happen when voters exceed the number of votes allowed.

The Comelec added that even if all contested votes were credited to Garcia, Baricuatro’s margin of victory will not be affected.

The Comelec has previously dismissed the disqualification case against Baricuatro.

Katrina Kowalik, then the head of the Capitol’s social media unit under the administration of Garcia, accused Baricuatro of violating provisions of the Fair Election Act and related Comelec resolutions during the May 12 national and local elections.

Kowalik cited a Facebook page that published a survey showing Baricuatro leading with 82 percent, which she argued constituted an election irregularity.

The poll body dismissed the petition after Kowalik failed to submit several essential documents needed to properly verify the information in her complaint.