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Succession and Filling Up of Vacancies
(b) After the vacancy shall have been filled, the SK chairperson shall, within thirty
(30) days, call for a special KK assembly to elect an SK member to complete the membership of said sanggunian. Provided, that, such special assembly is coordinated with the Office of the LGOO and the Election Officer of the municipally or city where the concerned barangay belongs. Such SK member shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacant seat. For this purpose, any citizen of the Philippines residing in the said barangay for at least six (6) months who attains the age of fifteen (15) years old but not more than thirty (30) years old at the time of the special election and who registers as member of the KK before the SK secretary shall be entitled to vote in the said special election. Provided, that the COMELEC shall issue guidelines on the conduct of SK Special Election to guide the Chairperson in the performance of her/his mandate in the filling-up of vacancies in the SK.
(1) SK Special Elections shall be conducted under the following instances:
Where the number of SK officials who were elected and qualified is less than the required quorum. In this case, the SK Chairperson shall notify, within twenty (20) working days from assumption to office, the Local DILG, Office of the Election Officer, and/or NYC;
Where no SK official has been elected at all as nobody filed the necessary Certificate of Candidacy, or no candidate has qualified. The Mayor and/or the Local DILG Shall notify the Office of the Flection Officer within twenty (20) working days from the elections.
With the foregoing, the Commission on Elections promulgated on June 19, 2024 Comelec Resolutions 110009 re : Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct of Sangguniang Kabataan Special Elections.