Practice question
A person runs for district representative and simultaneously appears as a party-list nominee in the same election. He cites the 2023 previous-loser ruling as authority for both tracks. Which is correct?
- The decision expressly preserved the distinct prohibition on simultaneous candidacy in the same election
- Invalidation of the previous-loss phrase erased every nomination rule
- The Court required every candidate to run twice
- A prior loss is necessary to waive simultaneous-candidacy limits
- Two current races automatically combine into one office
Legal references
- G.R. No. 257610 and UDK No. 17230, January 24, 2023, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jan2023/gr_257610_2023.html; main decision and dispositive portion.
- COMELEC Resolution 11204, March 11, 2026: https://www.comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2028NLE/Resolutions/res11204/com_res_11204.pdf; Section 48.
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