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Practice question: Inclusion and Exclusion Proceedings

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A political party affected by a pending inclusion proceeding seeks to intervene and offer evidence. Is intervention necessarily barred because it was not the original petitioner?
  1. Yes, only the original parties can ever offer evidence
  2. Yes, political parties lack every statutory role
  3. Yes, intervention requires a constitutional amendment
  4. No; Section 32(e) permits an affected voter, candidate or political party to intervene and present evidence
  5. Yes, a candidate may intervene but a party never may

Legal references

  • RA 8189: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8189_1996.html; Sections 32-33.

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