Practice question
An aspirant’s name must be processed for the ballot weeks before the office’s campaign period. An opponent says this administrative necessity alone starts the campaign period. Under Penera’s reasoning, which is correct?
- The printer can choose when all election offenses start
- Every draft ballot is a legislative amendment
- The opponent may privately advance the campaign period
- Ballot preparation does not itself change the statutory candidate-status timing
- All offices necessarily have one campaign period chosen by printers
Legal references
- Penera v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 181613, November 25, 2009, main reconsideration resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/nov2009/gr_181613_2009.html; operative main reconsideration resolution, excluding separate opinions.
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