Practice question
A permanent House vacancy occurs eighteen months before term expiration. Officials propose a special election forty days after the vacancy, relying solely on Section 4 of RA 7166. What timing defect appears?
- Forty days is earlier than the provision’s sixty-day minimum.
- The statute requires a five-year delay.
- Any House vacancy must await a presidential election.
- Eighteen months is less than one year.
- The statute always forbids filling House vacancies.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7166, Section 4: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7166_1991.html
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