Practice question
A proposed COMELEC has four qualified lawyers with at least ten years’ practice, but the proposed Chair is not a Bar member. All seven otherwise satisfy the individual qualifications. Does the presence of four lawyers alone satisfy the professional-composition clause?
- Yes; the Chair is expressly excluded from the rule.
- Yes; any four employees can substitute for Commissioners.
- Yes; a college degree always substitutes for the Chair’s Bar membership.
- No; the required lawyer majority must include the Chair.
- No; every one of the seven must always be a lawyer.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX-B, Section 1; Article IX-C, Section 1; Article IX-D, Section 1: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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