Comelec resolution takes care of substitution issues

What happens if your candidate for the 2019 midterm elections suddenly dies, gets disqualified or withdraws his certificate of candidacy (COC)?

Promulgated last Sept. 7, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution 10420 provides the rules and regulations governing political conventions; submission of nominees of groups participating under the party-list system of representation; and filing of certificate of nomination and acceptance of registered political parties or coalitions.

Section 33 of the Comelec resolution provides that an official candidate of a duly registered political party or coalition who dies, withdraws or is disqualified for any cause after the last day for the filing of COCs may be substituted by a candidate belonging

Substitute candidates are allowed to file a COC for the office affected on or before Nov. 29, so that the name of the substitute will be reflected on the official ballots.

to, and nominated by, the same party or coalition.

Substitute candidates are allowed to file a COC for the office affected on or before Nov. 29, so that the name of the substitute will be reflected on the official ballots.

The substitute of a candidate who died, withdrew his COC or was disqualified by final judgment, may file a COC until midday of election day on May 13, provided that the substitute and the substituted have the same surnames.

However, no substitution shall be allowed for any independent candidate.

If the withdrawal, death or disqualification should occur between the day before the election and midday of Election Day, the substitute candidate may file a COC with any board of election inspectors, election officers, provincial election supervisor or regional election director.

In the political subdivision where such person is a candidate, or in the case of a candidate for senator, they may file their COC with the law department, provided that the substitute and the substituted candidate have the same surnames. /