Invalid ballot cards did not affect election results as the list would not have won mandates.

The Supreme Court found the protest regarding defective ballot cards in specific districts valid but ruled it did not alter the election outcome. The petitioner argued that missing candidate lists on ballots caused invalid votes that should have gone to his committee, while the State Electoral Commission confirmed the existence of invalid cards. The court decided that even if all invalid votes were reallocated to the petitioner's list, the total percentage would remain below the threshold required for mandate distribution.