Practice question
How does Section 76 describe the duty of the authorized COMELEC officer to receive and acknowledge a properly filed certificate of candidacy?
- A power to select the officer's preferred candidates
- A ministerial duty
- A power to decide every disputed fact at the filing counter
- A private option exercised by the receiving clerk
- A final judicial declaration of eligibility
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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