Practice question
The presidential winner and vice-presidential winner each receive the unique highest vote total for their respective offices but belong to different parties. No eligibility issue exists. Does Article VII, Section 4 require rejecting one result solely to produce a same-party pair?
- Yes, because the Constitution elects only an indivisible party ticket.
- No; the highest-vote rule applies to the person elected to each office and imposes no same-party requirement.
- Yes, if one candidate objects.
- Yes, unless the Senate President personally selects a party.
- No, because party identity automatically transfers votes between offices.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VII, Section 4.
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