Practice question
A non-youth party-list nominee knowingly certifies being twenty-seven on election day when reliable birth records establish that the nominee will be twenty-three. The petition alleges the deliberate false claim to satisfy the statutory minimum age. Which remedy most directly fits Rule 5, Section 1?
- A petition to cancel the entire group solely because the nominee exists.
- An appropriate verified nominee-cancellation petition based on the material qualification misrepresentation.
- A request to abolish the House of Representatives.
- An ordinary contract action to sell the seat.
- No remedy because age can never be a nominee qualification.
Legal references
- COMELEC Resolution 9366, Rule 5 Sections 1 and 3–5, as amended: https://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References%2FComelecResolutions%2FNLE%2F2013NLE%2FResolutionNo9366
- RA 7941, Section 9, nominee qualifications: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7941_1995.html
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