Practice question
How may a Section 69 nuisance-candidacy proceeding be initiated under the statutory text?
- Only by a private bank
- Only by the candidate's employer
- Only by an unverified social-media poll
- By COMELEC motu proprio or upon a verified petition of an interested party
- Only after every candidate consents
Legal references
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, Omnibus Election Code, Section 69, nuisance candidates: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
- Mustapha v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 277177, July 8, 2025, main decision, nuisance candidacy, substantial evidence and due process: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jul2025/gr_277177_2025.html
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