Practice question
A candidate knowingly makes a false material citizenship representation, remains legally unqualified at the time the governing law requires, and wins a large plurality while the properly instituted challenge remains pending. The defense relies solely on victory as an automatic cure, without rebutting the elements. Which is correct?
- A plurality rewrites every statutory qualification.
- Proclamation conclusively establishes that every COC statement was true.
- The electorate may repeal citizenship requirements for one candidate by vote total.
- Any pending election challenge is necessarily erased by voting.
- Electoral success alone does not automatically supply the missing qualification or negate established false material representation.
Legal references
- Comafay v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 279413, January 14, 2026, main decision, materiality, falsity and deceit: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70290
- BP 881, Sections 74 and 78: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
- Maquiling v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 195649, April 16, 2013, main decision, electoral victory and eligibility: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/apr2013/gr_195649_2013.html
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