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Practice question: Duties of the COMELEC

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Practice question

Explain the difference between COMELEC's duty to receive a properly filed COC under Section 76 and its role in deciding a timely, proper Section 78 petition. Does performance of one eliminate the other?

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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