Practice question
An LGU has 400,000 voting population. Petitioners submit 40,000 signatures and rely only on ten percent. Which proviso must they consider?
- A maximum of ten petitioners
- Automatic waiver for large LGUs
- A requirement of only one organizer
- The statutory minimum of 45,000 petitioners for that tier
- A rule that signatures never matter
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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