Practice question
Three presidential candidates are tied for the equal and highest vote total after a valid canvass. A fourth candidate has fewer votes. An adviser says the constitutional tie procedure applies only when exactly two candidates tie, so the fourth candidate should win by default. Which is correct?
- The fourth candidate wins because three-way ties are excluded.
- The Senate President breaks the tie personally.
- A random draw is constitutionally mandatory.
- The text covers two or more tied highest candidates, and Congress must choose one of those tied candidates under the prescribed vote.
- The incumbent automatically receives another term.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VII, Section 4.
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