Practice question
Rosa meets every senatorial qualification except age. She is thirty-four on election day and will turn thirty-five before the term starts. Does reaching thirty-five before assumption satisfy Article VI, Section 3?
- Yes, because age is measured only on assumption.
- No, because she must be at least thirty-five on election day.
- Yes, because registration as a voter substitutes for age.
- Yes, if she receives the most votes.
- No, because every Senator must be at least forty.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Sections 2–4: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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