Practice question
A candidate claims that Section 68 can never support disqualification unless a criminal court has first entered a final conviction, even where COMELEC itself makes the required finding in a proper case. What does the provision state?
- Only a private party may determine guilt.
- Every allegation is enough without any finding.
- A final criminal conviction is the sole textual route in every instance.
- It refers alternatively to a final competent-court decision or the prescribed finding by the Commission.
- Only a campaign manager may decide whether conduct occurred.
Legal references
- BP 881, Section 68, disqualification grounds: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
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