Practice question
A protest governed by Resolution 8804 is timely tendered but unverified. The filer argues that tender alone suspends the period indefinitely while verification is prepared. What does Rule 6 state?
- Every unverified petition always freezes time
- Verification is optional in all protests
- Only the protestee may verify the protest
- A press statement automatically verifies the petition
- An unverified petition is dismissed outright and does not suspend the running of the filing period
Legal references
- COMELEC Resolution No. 8804, Rules 6 and 8, automated-election protest framework: https://lawphil.net/administ/comelec/comres2010/comres_8804_2010.html
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