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Practice question: Power to Call Special Election for President/Vice President

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under Article VII, Section 10, what is the prescribed period for holding the special election measured from the call?
  1. Not earlier than fifteen nor later than thirty days
  2. Not earlier than thirty nor later than forty days
  3. Not earlier than sixty nor later than ninety days
  4. Not earlier than forty-five nor later than sixty days
  5. Any date within the following twelve months

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 8–10, particularly Section 10’s congressional special-election procedure: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Section 10.

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