Practice question
COMELEC receives and acknowledges an otherwise proper COC. The aspirant argues that this receipt conclusively certifies all qualifications and permanently prevents a timely, proper Section 78 case. Which answer is correct?
- Receipt makes every representation true by law
- Receipt prohibits every statutory challenge
- Ministerial receipt is not a merits adjudication and does not bar the proper cancellation proceeding
- The receiving officer automatically becomes the candidate's lawyer
- A receipt converts an ineligible person into an eligible one
Legal references
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, Omnibus Election Code, Sections 76 and 78: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
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