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Practice question: Exceptions to Mootness

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Practice question

A short-lived election restriction expires before judicial review can be completed. The agency continues applying the same policy in successive elections, and the affected candidate reasonably expects to face it again. Which exception best fits?
  1. Automatic review of every election dispute.
  2. The exception for disagreements between lawyers.
  3. Review solely because an election costs money.
  4. An exception based only on the candidate's disappointment.
  5. The capable-of-repetition-yet-evading-review exception.

Legal references

  • Marquez v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 244274, September 3, 2019, Part I, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/sep2019/gr_244274_2019.html

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