Practice question
A candidate argues that Section 6 cannot apply to events after voting. Explain the statutory stages relevant to that claim and the further conditions that must still be established.
Legal references
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, Omnibus Election Code, Section 6, failure of election and continuation: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
- Republic Act No. 7166, Section 4, COMELEC en banc action on failure and special elections: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7166_1991.html
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