Filing and distribution of certificates of candidacy.
Section 30
SEC. 30. Filing and distribution of certificates of candidacy. — At least forty days before a regular election, and twenty days at least before a special election, the certificates of candidacy shall be filed with the officer hereinbelow mentioned, together with a number of clearly legible copies equal to four times the number of polling places to which the certificates shall be distributed, as follows: (a) Those of candidates for national offices, with the Secretary 1 of the Interior, who shall immediately send copies thereof to the Secretary of the National Assembly and to the secretary of the provincial board of each province where the elections are to be held, and the latter officer shall in turn immediately forward copies to all the polling places. The Secretary of the Interior shall communicate the names of said candidates to the Secretary of the provincial board by telegraph. If the certificate of candidacy is sent by mail, it shall be by registered mail, and the date on which the package was deposited in the post-office may be considered as the filing date thereof if confirmed by a telegram or radiogram addressed to the Secretary of the Interior on the same date. (b) Certificates of candidacy for provincial offices shall be filed with the secretary of the provincial board of the province concerned, who shall immediately send copies thereof to all the polling places of the province and to the Secretary of the Interior. (c) Certificates of candidacy for municipal offices shall be filed with the municipal secretary, who shall immediately send copies thereof to the polling places concerned, to the secretary of the provincial board, and to the Secretary of the Interior.