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Practice question: Qualifications and Disqualification of Candidates

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A senatorial candidate will turn thirty-five only after election day. The candidate asks to use age at assumption of office instead. Which is best?
  1. Assumption always controls every office
  2. A campaign promise cures age
  3. The constitutional election-day age requirement is not satisfied on the stated facts
  4. Age never matters
  5. The candidate may amend the election calendar privately

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article V, Section 1; Article VI, Sections 3 and 6; Article VII, Section 2: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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