Practice question
An LGU has 10,000 voting population. A petition carries 2,000 otherwise valid signatures. Under the applicable twenty-five-percent tier, is that sufficient numerically?
- Yes, every petition needs only 100
- Yes, twenty-five percent of 10,000 is 2,000
- Yes, the percentage is merely a suggestion
- Yes, only the incumbent may count
- No; the stipulated population requires at least 2,500
Legal references
- RA 9244: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9244_2004.html; amended Section70.
- RA 7160: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html; Section73.
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