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Practice question: Failure of Election; Call for Special Election

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which cause is expressly among the Section 6 grounds relevant to failure of election?
  1. A candidate dislikes the result
  2. Force majeure, violence, terrorism, fraud or an analogous cause producing the specified failure
  3. A campaign donor wants another poll
  4. A party failed to arrange a victory celebration
  5. A candidate has fewer posters

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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