Practice question
A constitutional convention approves a proposal. At the timely plebiscite, forty-eight percent of valid votes cast favor it and fifty-two percent oppose it. Many registered voters abstain. What is the result?
- The proposal is ratified because abstainers count as affirmative votes.
- The proposal is not ratified because it lacks a majority of votes cast in favor.
- The convention’s approval alone makes ratification unnecessary.
- The proposal passes because forty-eight percent exceeds one-third.
- Only votes of convention delegates count at the plebiscite.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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