Practice question
Violence prevents all voting in a precinct on the scheduled day. The affected votes are sufficient to alter the election result, and the other Section 6 requirements are established. What relief does the provision contemplate?
- Holding or continuation of the election under the lawful failure-of-election process
- Automatic victory for the wealthiest candidate
- Permanent cancellation of the citizens' suffrage
- An election conducted privately by the armed group
- Immediate assignment of votes by a newspaper
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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