Practice question
Lina satisfies the citizenship, age, voter and residence requirements for nomination by a party-list group, but joined it only sixty days before election day. No earlier bona fide membership is shown. Can she satisfy RA 7941, Section 9’s membership-duration requirement on these facts?
- Yes, because any membership before proclamation is enough.
- Yes, because age qualification eliminates the membership rule.
- Yes, because only party officers need ninety days of membership.
- Yes, because the group can waive a statutory qualification.
- No, because the law requires bona fide membership for at least ninety days preceding election day.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7941, March 3, 1995, Party-List System Act: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/3614; Section 9.
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