Practice question
After Congress validly calls a Section 10 election within the prescribed window, an executive official announces a ninety-day postponement solely to give a favored candidate time to organize. The relevant double vacancy remains and the exception does not apply. Which is the strongest constitutional answer?
- Candidate preparation permits unlimited postponement.
- Section 10 expressly says the special election cannot be postponed, and the proposed ninety-day delay also defeats the required window.
- Only party leaders may decide the date after the call.
- The election becomes optional once a candidate complains.
- A valid call automatically abolishes the constitutional timetable.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VII, Section 10; Article VI, Section 25(4).
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