Practice question
Distinguish election, appointment and succession as sources of title to public office. Use the presidency and a permanent municipal mayoral vacancy as illustrations, without assuming one selection method governs every office.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII Sections 3–4: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII Section 16: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII Section 8: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- RA 7160, Section 44(a), permanent local executive vacancies: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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