Filing and distribution of a certificate of candidacy.
Section 17
SEC. 17. Filing and distribution of a certificate of candidacy.— (a) The certificate of candidacy of a person running for election as representative of a province and its component city or cities, highly urbanized city, or district in Metropolitan Manila, shall be filed in five legible copies on any day not later than March 27, 1984 with the Provincial Election Supervisor, City or Municipal Election Registrar or the Commission, as the case may be: Provided, That in cases of postponement or failure of election, no additional certificate of candidacy shall be accepted except in cases of substitution of candidates as prescribed in this Act. In case there are two or more election registrars in a district of Metropolitan Manila, the Commission shall designate the election registrar authorized to receive certificates of candidacy. The candidate shall, in addition, file legible copies of his certificate of candidacy equivalent to double the number of voting centers in the province and its component city or cities, highly urbanized city or district in Metropolitan Manila, as the case may be. (b) The Provincial Election Supervisor or Election Registrar, as the case may be, shall immediately forward the certificate of candidacy by registered mail to the Commission. The additional copies of the certificate of candidacy shall be distributed to the voting center within his territorial jurisdiction through the municipal or city treasurer, together with the official ballots, election returns and other election forms or paraphernalia.